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J&P 11: Preface

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This being my third J&P Tucson Tour in a row, I was already pretty good at getting ready for it.  I decided to take my Surly touring bike with loaded panniers.  This wasn’t necessary, since the tour offers to tote everyone’s bags in a van, but I really wanted to begin conditioning for this summer’s long multi-day riding. Pulled out my list from last year, piled everything in one place, and quickly realized that trying to fill 4 panniers with such a small load was silly.  I ended up just using two rear panniers, and even they had plenty of

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Getting Ready: Gear

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When my friend Jesse asked me in January to go with him on the annual Ragbrai ride, the answer came out easily and without hesitation, “Sure I’ll go with ya!”  I had heard about the granddaddy of all annual event rides for decades, and had always wanted to see what it was about.   The prospect of going to this event with Jesse defined my riding plans for the summer, and really psyched me up. When my friend Randy asked me in April to join him for a few weeks on his cross-country tour, my adrenaline started to flow faster still.  

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