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Gear Talk / Re: fenders....fairly lame question.

« on: September 19, 2009, 07:30:45 pm »

I used to remove my fenders in the summer but have left them on.  They keep the bike a lot cleaner and don't really get in the way. One issue that hasn't been talked about is fenders help keep the trailing rider clean and dry also. Living in the PNW we get a lot of rain and fenders with "mud flap" extensions are a must in the rainy season helping reduce the "rooster tail" off the back tire.   The extensions are a must with many cycling clubs and can be made a lot of different materials.

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Routes / Duluth, MN to Sault-Ste-Marie, Ontario

« on: June 14, 2007, 01:06:04 am »

My wife and I rode that section last summer as part of our cross
continent journey.  We followed HWG 2 until Wakefield and then joined
HWG 28 from there.  We stayed on 28 until Sault Ste. Marie Mi.

I dont recall that the shoulders were very wide, but the traffic was
fairly light with not a lot of truck traffic.

If you continue from Sault Ste. Marie Ontario to Montreal be very
careful along Trans Canada HWG 17.  There are a few portions of the
road that have good shoulders but the further East of  the Sault you go
the worse it gets.   Traffic is very heavy with lots of trucks.  It is like
that until at least North Bay.  There was a lot of construction West of
North Bay but hopefully that is done.

This road is not for the faint of heart.  It is my personal opinion that
this is the worst section of road on the entire trip and if you can figure
out an alternative, even if it takes longer, I would advise it.   That being
said a lot of people ride it every year and maybe I am just a weenie.