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When facing adversity in Wisconsin, eat more cheese.
2 years agoHey Greg
Wind down here too! Hate is an appropriate term.
Looking forward to more and more of your tour.
In dog beers --- I've only had one. :)
One of the things I love most about the upper Mississippi River corridor is the abundance of bald eagles. I'm glad you got to see some.
2 years agoEnjoyed the video - I thought I recognized the road/river view and double-checked to be certain, and of course we rode it in the opposite direction last year - I remember the variety of green shades of the river and a few bald eagles. Looking forward to more
2 years agoSuzanne, that's a great memory of keeping your Koga in your bedroom. I've been known to do that too, at least on a short-term basis. Sometimes I think The Feeshko gets jealous about that. (LOL) I still love having my bike with me in motel rooms or just outside my tent.
2 years agoDon't worry, I also have a roadie bike to keep the two Surlys company. Additionally, I haven't trashed the unused, extremely rusty, mountain bike. It still sits in my garage, like a wise old sage, offering advice to the young whippersnapper bikes.
Following your much appreciated "one mile for every dollar spent" justification, I should have all that guilt worked off by the end of the summer.
For sure, the free pint of ale prevented any IMMEDIATE buyer's remorse, but even after the beer's effects wore off, the remorse didn't last long. Money well spent, as far as I'm concerned.
2 years agoMike,
Thank you for taking the time to comment on my journal while you are trying to recover from the Covid. Get well soon, sir. And, yes, the color was the clincher.
Hi Buddy/George,
I have to agree that two touring bikes will have many advantages, but it's highly unlikely I'll be able to limit the new one to touring only. It's also highly unlikely I'll be able to limit the old one to winter riding only. Whatever, it sure is nice to have options.
Wonderful love-at-first-sight account! Infatuated, of course! Years ago I kept my new Koga in my bedroom, and carried it up and down from the fourth floor every day.
2 years agoHi,
What? Only two bikes? Won’t they get lonely? Or are you planning to establish a breeding colony and help overcome the shortage?
But seriously, my method for overcoming bike buyers guilt is to ride at least one mile for every dollar spent. So get out there and work off some guilt! (And have fun on the new steed!)
Cheers,
Keith
Buyer’s remorse? That’s why they sell the beer! But seriously, should you ever regret spending money on anything bicycling?
:-)
Looking forward to reading about another great tour!
Nothing like a nice new bike and a great hi viz colour too
2 years ago2 touring bikes is the way to go! I brought a bike home from Germany with me at the end of a work assignment over there in 2019 - a Fuji Tour that I bought for commuting and weekend touring - and it's the perfect setup now. I train on the Fuji Tour, and save the Surly Disc Trucker for my tours - that way I can slowly get the Surly prepped with new tires or whatever while using the Fuji as a daily rider. They both have similar gearing and bar-end shifters and disc brakes, so it's not that much different riding them. And that's a great color bike you got, so who could have possibly resisted?
2 years ago
OMG !! Is this for real?
2 years agoWell honesty is the best policy!
Go cheese man go from Kiwi Sandy in New Zealand
Looking forward to following your non boring tour of a block of cheese The best thing is being on a bike going somewhere, anywhere it doesn’t matter
Enjoy
Cheers Sandy