Errandonneering 2018

[Deacon Patrick]

In which I strive to complete Chasing Mailboxes fantastic invitation to incorporate errands into everyday riding, having tried multiple years, and finally been successful last year.

I’ll update this post as I complete more controls, but wanted to post this in case anyone wanted to quickly jump in and join the fun! Today’s trip: 120 pounds of bulk groceries, for the “You Carried What?” control.

https://thegrid.ai/withabandon/errandonnee-2018

Here are the details from Mary at Chasing Mailboxes:

https://chasingmailboxes.com/2018/03/11/errandonnee-2018-the-details-of-our-lives/

With abandon,

Patrick

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[Don Compton]

Patrick,

Thank you for another great post.

[RichS]

You Carried What? Holy cow, all this on a QB fixed gear! I salute you Deacon Patrick (Grinnnn). Congratulations on making the home page of the Riv web site. That's an inspiring photograph.

Best regards,

Richard

[Deacon Patrick]

Errandonneering complete! 16 errands in all 10 categories, 134 miles. Falls into the category of “if it’s worth doing, it’s worth over doing.” grin.
https://thegrid.ai/withabandon/errandonnee-2018

With abandon,
Patrick

[Patrick Moore]

Great fun, tho' I'll pass on 17*F and 50 mph winds. And fixed hauling 120 lb must be a new experience indeed. (What is your load-pulling gear again?)

Dammit, Patrick, you are making me covet (and during Great Lent, too!) a nice, fixed, or at least ss, dirt road bike!

Patrick Moore, of the Orthodox church, for which this coming Sunday is only Palm Sunday, in ABQ, NM (and elsewhere, too). (No, we don't use the Julian calendar; that's only the hardass ROCOR types.)

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[Patrick Moore]

Just an aside, but I do recall fondly the one time I grunted 45 lb up a very steep (coasting without braking or strong headwind will get you up to 40+ in under 1/2 mile) hill in a 67" gear at 4 mph (digit flickering on my speedo), for a cadence of about 20 rpm.

[Deacon Patrick]

57” is my turkey vulture gearing on my QB, 71” my main gear.

With abandon,
Patrick

[Deacon Patrick]

Hunqabeam will be 61” main and 42” turkey vulture gear.

With abandon,
Patrick

[tc]

Hey Patrick, you obviously haven't told your Quickbeam it isn't supposed to be able to do what it is doing!  Don't blame you though, for it looks like you both are more than up to the task.

I know you really like the 38 Steilacooms and have no reason to change.  Just wondering, did you ever try the 43 Rock n Roads?  Can you fit up to a 44 theoretically?

Thanks for another edition of your adventures.  I visited Rocky Mountain State Park a couple of times about 15 years ago...the area around Pike's Peak is breathtaking in Winter (literally and figuratively).

Tom

[tc]

Uh, make that Rocky Mtn National Park.  We were staying near Estes Park ("Machin's Cottages"), and drove south for a while one day just exploring, and got close enough to Pike's Peak to take in the beauty all around there.  

[Deacon Patrick]

Hey Tom! Aye, 44s fit, at least the Snoqualmie Pass do. No idea on Rock n’ Roads. The 44’s are snug, so no play if your rim goes out of true, and a bit less front to rear space for shifting. I prefer the ultra supple ride of Compass. Estes is beautiful. I grew up in Ft. Collins and grew up playing in the NP.

With abandon,
Patrick

[Jim M.]

i read the title to mean "err" randonneering. I applaud "errand" randonneering but I find "err" randonneering more fun.

happy trails

jim m

walnut creek ca

[Deacon Patrick]

Aye, Jim, most of my rides have no control(s), so likely qualify as (err)randonneering. Grin.

With abandon,
Patrick

[Scott McLain]

Great post Deacon!

My 15 year old son has started riding around tow with me. He really likes how the area we live looks so different from a bike rather than a car. We hit Target and the Fast Gas yesterday. Errandonneering is the best!

Scott loves gas stations McLain

[Dave Redmon]

Glad you're now able to enter your chapel despite the scents and noises. That's progress!

Thanks again for sharing stories of yourself and your geography. Tell me again, please, the brand name of your rear carrier.

Dave in Kansas

[Deacon Patrick]

You’re welcome, Dave. Yes, I delight in being able to enter the chapel again, and I’ll always delight in me “highland cathedral!” Grin. “Rear carrier”? Bag? A Nigel Smith tweed by Rivendell. The rack, a Nitto.

With abandon,
Patrick

[Dave Redmon]

Ya, I meant the rack--not the bag. Which model Nitto, if you can recall?

Best,

D

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[Deacon Patrick]

It’s either Mark’s Mini, or the other one, I conflate them. Technically a front rack, I put it on the rear.

With abandon,
Patrick

[Deacon Patrick]

See? I conflated them again! There is no Mark’s Mini front. It’s the Mini-front 32F, plays well with cantis. https://www.rivbike.com/collections/racks/products/nitto-mini-front-rack-32f-20020

With abandon,
Patrick