Gab What pressures are you using? John Meeks http://www.vanagonauts.com Vanagon Rescue Squad On Jul 30, 2012 12:59 AM, "Gabriel Hourtouat" <ghourtouat@gmail.com> wrote: > Brief Report: > GREAT traction in wet grass, shallow mud, and sand. > POOR reaction in heavy winds at 100 km/hour on the highway. > QUIET, comfortable ride. > > -excellent success getting down a muddy hill and back up the grassy > patch next to it. Both slopes were wet. Hesitate to estimate the > slope as I didn't try to figure it out while I was there; but it was > enough to knock me off my mountain bike when I didn't give it respect, > so maybe 12%. (About as steep as Bell School Line access up the > escarpment, but not as steep as the Appleby Line switchback, in the > Milton, Ontario area.) > > -poor success in strong cross-winds and head-winds. We experienced > lots of van motion; but don't have any wind-speed numbers to quantify > the challenge. Sure seemed windy, wha! Would like to know just how > strong the winds actually were -- anyone know how to find this info > for Thursday, July 26, from Cobourg to Ottawa, Ontario. > > -quiet and comfortable -- IE not noisey enough to be heard over the > engine and wind noise (even with the windows shut. And with the > windows open in 34C heat, forget about talking at highway speeds.) > > gab > 86 Westy, Miss Betty still rolling. > |
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