Fwd: My bike is ready

> The finale items I had to take care of on my bike:
>
> Fenders - keep the folks I am biking with happy and keep some spray off of my bike

My bike is ready

The finale items I had to take care of on my bike:

Fenders - keep the folks I am biking with happy and keep some spray off of my bike

Re: Riding the Kal-Haven trail

Looks just about perfect day and trail!

On Sat, Sep 4, 2021 at 4:37 PM William Debs <billdebs60@gmail.com> wrote:

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Riding the Kal-Haven trail

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All my Southern Tier Gear

After the 2nd practice ride, I feel safe finalizing my gear list.  I have a spreadsheet with each item and weight, a total of 53 pounds.  I would like to go lighter, but don't know what else not to take.

All my gear and panniers 

My cook kit, mostly for coffee and boiling water 

My camera gear, Sony a6000 and GoPro with extra batteries 

My to-go day pack will have my wallet, camera and high value gear when I am not with the bike 

My repair kit, lots of zip ties and extra screws 

My clothing all shoved into the orange bag that is also my pillow.  I have a mesh bag for dirty.

Test Ride Comstock, MI to South Haven State Park and back

 Jim and I completed a test ride yesterday of about 120 miles over two days.  The weather could not have been better and the Kal-Haven  https://www.michigan.org/property/kal-haven-trail-state-park was a great ride.

We returned to South Haven for dinner (about 6 miles each way) and had a great meal and beer at the Black River Tavern.  

The view from the pier in South Haven

Our campground

The view inside my tent 

 

All my bags are packed

I am ready to go on a practice ride. My bike has the touring tires and liners and my panniers are ready for a 3000 mile