Never knowingly under-equipped
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andygatesI'm on hodilay and off on a Bicycle Epic this weekend. First, a little camping in Surrey, then the Exmouth Exodus.
The camping's an excuse to roll out my apocalypse Bug-Out Bag and see if it's up to snuff. It is, for sure, up to snuff - well over snuff, I fear, so much that with the tent and bits it all ends up in the trailer. There's a BOB in my Bob, bub. The ride will be forty or so miles each way, with zombie-apocalypse themed amusements overnight. Memo to self, next time find an archery-friendly campsite and bring the twanging sticks.
Then up to Bristol by train for the Exodus, a 100-mile overnight ride. First of the season. Luckily I get to dump the trailer in the tea-van before the off, but even so, I've learned from experience that these overnight centuries are not to be taken lightly: disrespect them and they spank you; respect them and they're fun.
180 miles in 48 hours, half heavily loaded, half overnight. Call it a round two hundred with station-shuttling. It's daunting, in a good way. I'm just glad I just bought some chamois cream.
The camping's an excuse to roll out my apocalypse Bug-Out Bag and see if it's up to snuff. It is, for sure, up to snuff - well over snuff, I fear, so much that with the tent and bits it all ends up in the trailer. There's a BOB in my Bob, bub. The ride will be forty or so miles each way, with zombie-apocalypse themed amusements overnight. Memo to self, next time find an archery-friendly campsite and bring the twanging sticks.
Then up to Bristol by train for the Exodus, a 100-mile overnight ride. First of the season. Luckily I get to dump the trailer in the tea-van before the off, but even so, I've learned from experience that these overnight centuries are not to be taken lightly: disrespect them and they spank you; respect them and they're fun.
180 miles in 48 hours, half heavily loaded, half overnight. Call it a round two hundred with station-shuttling. It's daunting, in a good way. I'm just glad I just bought some chamois cream.
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Date: 2008-06-12 10:32 pm (UTC)Not towing that trailer with a fixie, mind you. No siree.
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