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Offline toetheline

Intro to Dirt Touring
« on: June 26, 2006, 12:25:50 am »
I just completed the Intro to Dirt Touring in Colorado.
The tour was great.  Our group was small, and the adventures were many.  Wally did a super job of leading our team.  Big Kudos to Wally!!!
I had a great time, and if anyone ever wants to get off the roads, you should give dirt touring a try.  Great experience and I'm can't wait to get out there again.  A real wilderness experience.  If anyone has any questions about it, just fire away.


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« Reply #1 on: June 26, 2006, 11:30:27 am »
I'm curious why the trip was listed as "100% Paved" in the 2006 Adventure Book? Was that a typo? How much time did you actually spend riding?

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« Reply #2 on: June 26, 2006, 08:59:14 pm »
Are you sure it did not say 10% paved?  Anyway that is about how much of the ride was actually paved.  The miles and hours were less than your typical road tour for probably 3 reasons:
1.  Heavier bikes on dirt roads and trails
2.  Carrring multiple days of food for we were not passing through towns out in the woods.  With no conveniences, purifiying water, and washing clothes in streams etc. just takes longer.
3.  It was an intro tour, so I think Adventure Cyclist kept the mileage down.

So to answer your question, we were typically on our bikes by 8:30am and off by 3:00p  ish...
We took plenty of breaks and enjoyed the outdoors free of cars and civilization.

Hope this answers your question.



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« Reply #3 on: June 27, 2006, 01:55:10 am »
Yep, I just re-checked it. "100% paved" Musta been a typo. Glad you enjoyed it.

Hans
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« Reply #4 on: June 27, 2006, 11:52:31 am »
Bummer!!!  That might explain why there was such a small group.