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Thank you for your kind words, Mike. What I would give to convert to a Rohloff! This trip was certainly a reminder for why it would be so nice to have one.
3 years agoSounds like a good call to me. You still had quite the adventure and learned some good things. On to the next one!
3 years agoG'day Jeremy
There is no shame in cutting a ride short due to health and or mechanical reasons.
Re dehydration as you found out you have to keep your fluids up.
Bananas are great because they contain potassium which is one of the salts that help with hydration.
Re your derailleur problem, I converted to Rohloff IGH some years ago.
Those things seem bomb proof. Scan down the Forums until you find the Rohloff thread and see the comments there.
Cheers
Mike
Don’t worry i know how it is....posting from the road....if you miss posts you will catch up when you get home...
3 years agoHi Karen,
Thank you for following along, and for all the work that your dad did! It's always fun to hear how someone has a personal connection to a route. We bikers are certainly thankful!
I'll be posting more photos as I go. Sometimes it takes some time to get them uploaded, since I've got ones on my phone and on my camera.
Best,
Jeremy
P.S. Take lots of pictures!
3 years agoHi Jeremy,
I will be following your travels with great interest. My dad (Thomas Cook) lived in Rancho Bernardo and worked tirelessly helping to establish the San Dieguito River Park Trail until he passed a couple of years ago. (In fact i suggested that if they can establish hiker biker campsites it would be wonderful but I don't know if it was ever considered)
https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/rancho-bernardo/sd-cm-pow-news-rb-hof17-honorees-20170412-htmlstory.html
I thought of backpacking from Del Mar to Ramona sometime in his honor. I never thought of riding it. For one thing I don't have a mountain bike, though that would be a reason to buy one ;-)
Anyway, I am looking forward to reading about your travels and seeing the route through your eyes. Have a great ride!
Karen
Trumpet vine. Nice, showy flowers. And hummingbirds like them.
https://www.southernliving.com/garden/vines/invasive-trumpet-vine
Hi Jeremy,
3 years agoYou are not the first to cut a ride short and you won't be the last (I think we have all done it)! You still did a great ride!
Have you checked out San Diego Bike Club for like minded riders? It looks like it would be more of a road club but it has SO many members there are plenty who mountain bike too. They have organized rides (such as the Borrego Springs weekend) that might interest you?
I rode with them for decades before moving to Northern California.
There is also "The Christmas Ride" which technically is not organized by that club but a lot of them ride it. It is a 6 day ride through Borrego Springs, etc. I rode it one year and wrote about it in my "A New Beginning" journal.
Also the guy I rode through Nevada with (Fred) on my "What I did on My Summer Vacation" tour is from San Diego Bike Club. My point is they have a big diversity of riders.
Anyway good job! I will look forward to reading your future journals.
Karen