[Bent] New Mexico bike trip

[Rich Sadler]

I did pretty well on the hills- there weren't many young riders, the 
average rider age was about 55. I took the folder on the plane with me- 
most people shipped their bikes to an Albuquerque bike shop, who then 
re-assembled them.
Rich S
Old Pokey wrote:
> Not a recumbent friendly ride, IMHO.  How did you fare compared to the
> other bike riders going up those hills?
>
> Did you take your bike with you on the plane or ship it?  Did you use
> your folder?
>
> OP
>
> 2008/10/18 Rich Sadler <richsadler at comcast.net>:
>   
>> Hi John,
>> Yeah, I had a ball. It was nice riding weather early in the week- about 80
>> during the day. Albuquerque is at 5000', so not as hot as its southerly
>> location would lead you to believe.They were having a hot air balloon
>> festival all week, & as they were short on launch crew, I volunteered to
>> help launch, chase & recover a balloon on Tuesday. The tour was put on by
>> InMotion bike tours, who carried our luggage, fed us, reserved campsites &
>> took good care of our 40 riders on the road- I was the only recumbent. We
>> did 280 miles for the week with a good amount of climbing, topping out at
>> 9100' on the toughest day (steep mountain road with headwinds). It got
>> colder & windier as the week progressed- the last night we camped was below
>> freezing.I'm attaching the route elevation profile for the three toughest
>> days- Day 3 was the hardest climb I've ever done, miles & miles of clawing
>> my way up the mountain at 4 to 5 mph in granny. Great views at the
>> top,though- with a wild descent.
>> Rich Sadler
>> JOHN TETZ wrote:
>>     
>>> Hey Rich;;   by the photos you took it looks like you had a terrific time.
>>> Lots of flattish looking roads in the photos .ya sure Also bigger mountains
>>> than we have here.
>>>  Couldn't tell if it was hot or not. Didn't see many other riders on the
>>> trip ?
>>>   John Tetz
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