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- From: bill@wsuaix.csc.wsu.edu (William E. Johns;S23015)
- Subject: Re: What would you ride on a long distance trip?
- Message-ID: <1992Nov19.215704.23017@serval.net.wsu.edu>
- Sender: Bill Johns
- Organization: Washington State University
- References: <BxvKzz.2n1@apollo.hp.com>
- Date: Thu, 19 Nov 92 21:57:04 GMT
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- In article <BxvKzz.2n1@apollo.hp.com> brady_p@apollo.hp.com (Peter Brady) writes:
- >Recently I've been thinking about taking a long distance solo ride -- a ride to
- >Alaska from my home in New Hampshire. I'd ride the Trans-Alaska Hwy through
- >Canada (my 2nd favourite country, and sometimes my most!), go up through the
- >Territories to Dawson, over to Circle, down to Fairbanks, then Anchorage. From
- >there, I'll take the state ferry to Sitka and Juneau, then down to Vancouver,
- >into the Pacific Northwest, then trundle my way back across the USA to New
- >England.
- >
- >So here is your essay question -- what would you ride on a 10,000 mile trip?
- >Pencils up... and begin.
-
- At the risk of being a little different, I'd strongly recommend the
- R100GS p/d. I've done 550+ mile days with no butt burn. I _love_
- the huge tank. I've done a bit of all kinds of roads. You'd be
- hard pressed to find a better bike for that type of travel.
-
- Ride Free,
-
- Bill
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