Des Peres has always had their drop bag service open to anyone, not just their travel clients.
Mark W
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I have done two 1200k (Gold Rush and Cascade), and the bulk of what I
had in the drop bags was bike repair stuff (from spare tires to a
bottom bracket tool, with matching spare bottom bracket), and food
that I knew I was not going to find in the rural areas that those two
rides go through. (This time I am not taking either bike repair stuff
or food with me, and I am going to get food on the road, or at the
controls.) I also had some clothing in my drop bags, but other than
the daily change of jersey and shorts, I had some extra layers that I
really missed not having with me on the cold descents at night, or
when the weather turned rainy and cold at the end of last year's
Cascade.
Right now I am leaning towards not using the drop bag service, and in
the spring I will do the qualifiers carrying what I think I will have
with me during PBP. But maybe I am missing something, and I would be
better off using the bag drops? (I plan on sleeping in Carhaix on the
way out, and Tinteniac on the way back, so having a bag in Loudeac may
also not be ideal for me.)
Maybe I should have an empty bag as my bag drop, so that if I find a
nice bottle of Calvados, or some other heavy memento of Brittany, I
can have them carried back to San Quentin for me...
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I'd recommend something for sore joints other than NSAIDs, e.g.
pop-and-mix ice packs, Icy Hot/camel snot, capsaicin cream, etc.
Personally, I've avoided capsaicin cream for its inherent risk of
accidental eye contact when half-awake. My preference was to bathe in
the mentholated cream between shower and sleep on my last 1200km.
- Bruce
Mark w
I could buy a few bottles of Mtn Dew and or root beer and put them in my carry-on luggage. You can't get those sodas in France, but they would have been a great 'comfort drink'. -Greg
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I think you can IF you buy them AFTER you clear Security.Don't know what will happen in France when you land though.
I think you can IF you buy them AFTER you clear Security.Don't know what will happen in France when you land though.
William Volk
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At RUSA's current size, I would think the group could coordinate bag drop
service with more service, more drops and at a lower cost. But that would
then spark a debate among the "purists" on whether more bag drops are in the
"spirit of randonneuring". :-)
Veronica
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