This message has sat in the queue for a couple weeks. I originally wrote it on Aug 16th.
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Hello, any readers out there. Things should get much more interesting in a few weeks.
Tonight I type this from my campsite at Elora Gorge Provincial Park. I have decided (for now) to bring my hammock on my big ride so it is hanging up in some nice trees at the edge of the campsite. Camp sites here are expensive! I the states I feel like I am getting ripped off if I pay $20 for a site. Here I paid $27 and it don't have a shower or flush toilets. It is a bit of a change from what I am used to.
I am out here shaking down my gear. I have decided to switch from hauling a trailer to using racks and panniers. My thinking was that it would be easier at the airport (only one over sized box), cheaper or at least close (oversized box fees are pretty high), lighter (the trailer is pretty hefty). Anyhow I bought some racks and after some work got them bolted on. Next I need panniers. Dana has a old set that I was initially planing for the front. However my long feet would kick any bag I could find in the stores when I pedaled so I put hers on the back and I got some new ones for the front.
All in all they have worked out pretty well. I have to say the weight feels heaver in the panniers than in trailer even though there is less of it. Also I am worried about Dana's bags since they appear to wearing on account of their age and I had them get caught up in my spokes because the flex alot. I may end up ordering a set for rear bags after all. The newer bags have much stiffer back plates that I suspect are designed to avoid just this problem.
Anyhow I am finishing off dinner and I think it is time to call it a night. Tomorrow I plan to explore Elora, the gorge, and some of the small town charm that is only a couple hours pedal from my home.
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Hello, any readers out there. Things should get much more interesting in a few weeks.
Tonight I type this from my campsite at Elora Gorge Provincial Park. I have decided (for now) to bring my hammock on my big ride so it is hanging up in some nice trees at the edge of the campsite. Camp sites here are expensive! I the states I feel like I am getting ripped off if I pay $20 for a site. Here I paid $27 and it don't have a shower or flush toilets. It is a bit of a change from what I am used to.
I am out here shaking down my gear. I have decided to switch from hauling a trailer to using racks and panniers. My thinking was that it would be easier at the airport (only one over sized box), cheaper or at least close (oversized box fees are pretty high), lighter (the trailer is pretty hefty). Anyhow I bought some racks and after some work got them bolted on. Next I need panniers. Dana has a old set that I was initially planing for the front. However my long feet would kick any bag I could find in the stores when I pedaled so I put hers on the back and I got some new ones for the front.
All in all they have worked out pretty well. I have to say the weight feels heaver in the panniers than in trailer even though there is less of it. Also I am worried about Dana's bags since they appear to wearing on account of their age and I had them get caught up in my spokes because the flex alot. I may end up ordering a set for rear bags after all. The newer bags have much stiffer back plates that I suspect are designed to avoid just this problem.
Anyhow I am finishing off dinner and I think it is time to call it a night. Tomorrow I plan to explore Elora, the gorge, and some of the small town charm that is only a couple hours pedal from my home.
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