"Thanks - I rode it up from Forest Glen to north of Dempster (?) and back. No water. Nice ride. I wonder if I can take this to Milwaukee. I am not a fan of the stop and go though.
Anyway, thanks for the feedback. "
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Elroy to Sparta (and back) trail...condition report please
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Am planning on doing this ride soon - with appropriate social distancing. Wanted to see if anybody here has ridden this gravel path in the last week as I am curious what the condition is. I'd like to…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by SixtyTwoPercent Apr 8.
Group Ride Indication of Interest: Great Allegheny Passage
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I am looking to do a six-day ride from Pittsburgh to DC on the Great Allegheny Passage/C&O Canal Towpath. Ride is ~333 miles point to point. Trail is packed gravel mostly, some slightly more…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by Tricolor Mar 5.
WTB: Front and rear racks for panniers and other items
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I am looking to do my first multi-day ride and need some panniers. I suppose first I need to get front and rear racks. So...if you have a setup and would like to sell/trade them, I would appreciate…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by Elwood Gruschow Apr 21, 2019.
Multi-Day Trail Ride...suggestions needed please
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I am thinking of putting together a week on the bike this late spring. The idea is to take as many rails to trails style paths as possible. Area is Central Wisconsin.So far I have read about The 400,…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by SixtyTwoPercent Feb 6, 2019.
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"thanks-where would you put-in if you could, above Forest Glen Ave if you are driving to the trail?"
"Anybody have an update on the trail? I'd heard that it was flooded."
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"Good point...wasnt' sure if all that had been repaired ... well, that and the tunnels not opening until May 1. So much for a ride this Friday.
Will pivot to a ride up Green Bay Trail to Milwaukee. "
"Are you aware of the closed sections?"
Elroy to Sparta (and back) trail...condition report please
Am planning on doing this ride soon - with appropriate social distancing. Wanted to see if anybody here has ridden this gravel path in the last week as I am curious what the condition is. I'd like to go early Friday and get in a long out and back ride. Thanks in advance.See More
"My condolences to his family. "
"Big Savage Tunnel is scheduled to open on March 20. It's the only link in the trail that closes for the winter. It's a little over half a mile long and after climbing for so long when you come out on the east tide you see how high up you…"
"It was so much better just three years later when I rode it. The trail from downtown to McKeesport was finished in 2013, though I crossed the river downtown at the Smithfield Street bridge and used a local trail rather than ride down the middle of…"
"This could be a tuneup ride for me as well. I am not opposed to riding for two or three days to see what's what. Love the bike. That is my next consideration...upgrade my tires on my Novara Express or go full Rambo and get a bike like yours.…"
"It will either be via car or Amtrak and then ride over to the trail. Not sure as of now. Am going to look toward end of March for the first ride. Maybe mid April...depending on weather (cold, lack of ice.)"
"That is a great photo, Tricolor. This is my idea of a nice, leisurely ride along the river. "
"Why bypass? It is now a nice cyclocross course. (Attempt at your own peril, btw.)"
"I should have said the ride was five days. The time in Pittsburgh and DC was extra."
"I rode the C&O in three days and it rained starting as soon as I left Cumberland didn't stop until I reached the more solid Crescent Trail outside Washington. I remember being miserable, soaked through and yelling profanities at the sky all…"
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