Here’s the write-up from yesterday’s trip. Man, what a fun ride.
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Miss Bluey, I’ve got a question. Your trip stats, how did you get them? GPS?
BTW, glad you had fun on the ride.
Yup, it’s a Garmin V GPS. You can see it mounted to the lefthand handlebar in most of the photos.
Mooo. Mooooo moo moooo. Moooo!
Cool. I’ve never played with a GPS. It looks useful though.
I have always wondered if Gloria & La Gloria Rd were ridable on a street bike. Could your SV have managed?
I think the SVS could have managed, yes. Whether *I* could have managed it on the SVS, I’m not sure.
Especially since all four are no-brainers on the XT.
I’m uncomfortable riding the SVS on rock, due to my — ahem — limited inseam capabilities — so it definitely wouldn’t have been much fun for me.
IMHO, it’s a doable road for someone who’s capable enough to simultaneously:
- do one-lane twisties in a very low gear
- manage a heavy sportsbike on dirt
- watch for oncoming traffic around blind corners
- feel comfortable with street tires on rock road
#4 was really the dealbreaker for me on the SVS.
Wow, looks like a nice trip, I just love offroading, I once had a Suzuki RM250, just as a funbike but had to sell it a few weeks ago :’(
Great pictures too, you are a quite talented photographer
That she is. I’ve got the picture of all of the hills and the twisty road as a backround for my computer. I plan on printing it off and framing the picture for one of my rooms as well.
Keep up the great work on the pictures
Aw, thanks! I’m actually just mostly lucky, as far as good pictures go. I still have a lot to learn about focus/aperture/lighting/etc/etc/etc.