[GRRiders] Re: Managing clothing, etc on long brevets

[Joe Gross]

On Tue, Apr 12, 2005 at 11:05:58AM -0700, Eric S Nordman wrote:
> While I have rode many doubles this also will be my first series of long 
> rides.  As I commute I already have one a topeak rack that mounts to the 
> seat post and accept paniers.  I plan to use a trunk on the rack rather 
> than paniers.  Recently a friend of mine purchased a light trunk setup 
> from detour.  He purchased the expandable version.  This setup is much 
> lighter than what I have and seemed a good choice for a long ride such as 
> the GRR. 
> Here is a link to the company site.  My friend bought it at REI but I 
> didn't see it in their on line catalog so they may not carry it any more.
> 
> http://detours.us/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=61&osCsid=cfc8358b882078bbed6b7fc035ed94a4

I've seen this one in person and it looks perfect. I'm ordering it for
my events as well.

> It sounds like I will need to get a camelback.  I usually carry two 
> waterbottles  but this sounds like it will not be enough for this ride. 
> Does anyone have any recommendations on what to look for in a camelback.

Since my back and neck are going to hurt enough as it is, I'm sticking
with two bottles. I did find some larger bottles that hold 33 oz of
water that work fairly well for me. With two bottles I can hold as
much as I would in my 70oz Camelbak.

http://www.performancebike.com/shop/profile.cfm?SKU=17078&subcategory_ID=4341

If you want a camelback I've been pretty happy with the Classic. It's
got a small zipper pocket good for a phone and wallet and some bungie
cords to hold a jacket.

Joe