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"Off the Rails" by Tim Cope and Chris Hatherly
Oh, BTW, the 'bents they used were custom-built by a Wayne Kotzur of Canberra. He seems to have been very active in the Australian scene, but doesn't seem to have an online presence anymore (?). They looked like your standard USS 20/26 front-susupension 'bent, with a mesh seat. Now, I must again reiterate my slight disappointment with this style of travel-writing which seems like those group tours that rush from one point of interest to another. For example, it was a big deal for them to have secured year-long Russian visas, but no explanation is given for the achievement of this well-nigh impossibility, despite the very strongly stated goal given by both authors (they take turns writing alternate chapters, with little overlap) of inspiring others, particularly young people, with their trip. Well, their account, interesting as it is simply because of the story itself -- as opposed to the art of telling it -- won't serve as some kind of how-to guide at all, that's for sure. As REMFs in the Army like to say: amateurs talk strategy, professionals talk logistics. More useful than knowing their plans -- which are mostly ad-hoc, really -- would have been to know how they handled stuff like funding (beyond obvious stuff like family loans). Hull 697 wrote: SNIP NYC, did you ever find out what brand they were riding? Appreciate the review. Am requesting both these books through the local library tomorrow. They are getting used to me, never a dull moment when I head for the requests desk, occasional twinge, but they secretely enjoy the challenge. -- Hull 697 |
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