Back In Ack(tion)

Hey Buddy! Long time no me not to lazy to write! I'm starting to get pretty hip-hyped about this tour. I have a tent and other camping crap we can use, fa'rill. How many days total riding do you project? 4? I'm thinking if we can do it so I can fly both ways on a Tuesday or Wednesday it will make it cheapest for me flight-wise. What's the weather like out there in late August? Things are warming up here. I'm trying to ride 1000 km this month to prep for our Alberta ride, which unbeknownst to me has raised upwards of 60 grand already. Bitchin. I think the wheels on that Colnago would probably be okay, though a larger diameter tire may be a wise choice. The main thing will be figuring out how to put a rack and panniers on it. That or see if we can rent a trailer for a couple days. I'm trying to work out how I can get an iPhone so has to have mapmyride going all the time. I checked out a couple of your routes today, they look quite scenic. Can't wait. Here are a couple shots that Matt took last week on our ride to Squamish and back. It was pretty epic and more than a little exhausting, but I'm glad we did it. It was just over 150 km for me, and 20 km shorter than our longest day in Alberta. It also took us slightly longer to go 150 km than it took Fabian Cancellara to go 289 km mere days before in the Paris-Roubaix. So proud. Anyway, hit me with some pics of the riding around your area. TTYL.

A Map

Since I didn't have to work to day I decided it was time to get serious and put some work into where we are going to go. This is a loose plan that we can clean up together, I sent you a colab invite I believe.

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I envision a four day journey, allowing for beach time and maybe some fishing, though it's all fly fishing I believe. With four days the cycling will be a little more broken up, which isn't an issue for you, but may be for me. There is lots of camping on the trail as well as B&B's if we wuss out or something. I have read a few itineraries and notes on peoples rides and there are some decent climbs but lots of coastal riding.

Gear is my only question at this point. I wonder if loading up the Colnago will put to much load on those tiny wheels. Should I be looking into an alternative setup for this ride?

If we camp what do you think about tents? I got a 6man tent, it's large but not excessively heavy.

I watched Che parts 1 & 2 this week, it's a pretty good movie. Benicio Del Toro is a good actor, I'd like to see more films with him in them.