Originally Posted by Birdwatcher
...My steel-framed touring bike weighs 33 pounds naked, add front and rear rack and four panniers; +20 pounds, add 40lbs of clothes, camping gear, bike tools, tubes, spare tire, laptop and water and you're looking at 90lbs give or take...

Originally Posted by Birdwatcher
...left town...about 1130...


Couple suggestions:
Lighten the load.
Leave earlier, before the heat of the day sets in.

"There's more to optics than meets the eye."--anon

"...most of us would be better off losing half a pound around the waist than half a pound on our rifle."--dhg