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22 Oct 2014
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Right On
You got it right green..... Soul Searching.
"ALL your questions will be answered...!" Nope, I'd never be able to leave the 'puter.
Got the tire off with the help of a friend and a bead breaker. Could not help but wonder how aligning that rear axle would go in the field with the bike balancing on a stick or a rock. Did not even want to think about trying to right a bike with only one wheel.
Dipping one's toe in the water is a good start before taking the plunge. My extended experiences have gone very well. However, as I become more in tune with my bike, the more there is to consider.
Security or that sense of it, just comes at a price. Which may be as weight, volume, coin, or time.
Looking for harmony. No mas No menos.
Thank-you all for your input. Thanks for looking over my shoulder.
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23 Oct 2014
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safest way is to do like guys on the Long Way Round movie - hire 2 tracks with all kind of equipment and ask them to follow you whenever you'll be riding just in case you'd need some help... Then call it an adventure
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Part of the fun is the anxiety of not being sure... not having that certainty of 'security'... you know, the kind of worry that you so swiftly dismiss when others tell you that you're being 'brave', would 'love to do that trip, but because of..'
We can be too prepared, I know I am. I want to be that rider who just goes and does it.... instead of one that has to plan, and plan, and plan, only to see it all go horribly wrong when something wonderful and unexpected happens on the trip!
Your thoughts are normal, the sanest rider has to be risk-averse, at least to some extent.
Al
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4 Nov 2014
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the answer is.........
Not a question of 'Do I pull the pin?' But more like 'what is needed before doing so?' Finding one's balance between Long Way Round and Mondo Enduro is the key.
Less is More comes with a price, in a 'what if scenario.'
More comes with the cost of time, personal space, coin, and weight.
Find your balance sheet.
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