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South / Along the South Holston River, Tennessee River to St. Louis

« on: January 25, 2019, 05:53:27 pm »

I'm a fisherman as much as a bicyclist.  I'm planning a cross country route along rivers so I can camp and fish.  I'd love to catch the spring run of white bass up the South Holston River  and fish the tailwaters of the Tennessee River Dams.  Can anyone tell what roads to avoid and what roads that will keep close to the rivers and lakes with services?

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General Discussion / Re: bike vs. bike

« on: December 20, 2015, 06:58:05 am »

Russ,

You gave me some input that reinforced what I was thinking. Both the bikes were not twitchy. Both are very stable and predictable- and all the adjectives used to describe how the bikes or any bike handles is helpful to the point that I'm thinking correctly in how bikes handle and how they are designed. So I pick the correct one for me, as soon as I can figure out what I want to use it for.

Thanks.

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General Discussion / bike vs. bike

« on: December 19, 2015, 02:51:51 pm »

I'm going to buy a touring bike. I test rode two, the Trek 520 disc and the Salsa Vaya 2015. What I experienced from the Trek I got from the Salsa. I was expecting the Trek to act more like a solid road bike and it felt nimble and agile to me. The Salsa felt as if it just wanted to go ina straight line and nowhere else. I remember from a Giant Perigee road bike I had that it felt as though it wanted to go in a straight line and no wherer else. For road loaded road touring is a bike that wants to go in a straight line better? or the nimbleness?
Please just tell me what a road bike is supposed to do, not the personal preference. I'm trying to figure out what is theoretically correct.

Thanks.