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From: Baumgart, James (no email)
Date: Wed Jun 23 2004 - 18:17:56 EDT
We had bikes for the adults and the scooters for the kids on our voyage
(mostly in Canada or along the ICW). At times the bikes were indespensible.
We carried backpacks, the bikes had baskets, and we hung 4 grocery bags from
the handlebars (each)! But most of the time there was a store within range
of walking, or taking a bus, we even saw stores in Florida with dinghy
landings (Lake Worth). I explored more of Canada than I would have
otherwise. I wouldn't take them again. I'd much rather have a 2 man kayak
or 2nd dinghy (both of which I have now). The kids would take the scooters
ashore and play in a park or something with them - gave them an excellent
chance to play off the boat. I loved flying my stunt kite for the same
reason (cruising is work, seldom get a chance to play, sometimes you need to
get away and have fun). The kite is a great way to meet people, too.
-----Original Message-----
From: Robert Gainer [mailto:]
Sent: Wednesday, June 23, 2004 3:12 PM
To:
Subject: Re: [world-cruising] Useless Equipment
Forget my last post. A kid just went by with one of those Razor things. He
must think I am crazy for chasing him, but he stopped and let me try it. It
is fun but yes you can't carry any thing on it, and I can't imagine going
very far with it.
All the best from an exhausted 51-year-old kid;
Bob
>From: Rosalie B. <>
>Reply-To:
>To:
>Subject: Re: [world-cruising] Useless Equipment
>Date: Wed, 23 Jun 2004 17:44:07 -0400
>
>On Mon, 21 Jun 2004 12:33:59 -0400, you wrote:
>
> >Somebody nominated bicylces as being more bother than they are worth. I
> >concur, based only on the difficulty of stowing three of them on our 36
> >foot boat. We have relied upon Razor folding scooters (those aluminum
> >kick-powered affairs that all the kids were using) and have been very
>well
> >pleased. Folds small - stows small. Minimum moving parts. Easy to
> >repair. Easy to carry into the restaurant / grocery store / church
> >(unlike a bike.)
> >
> >And indeed one travels at about 3x a walking pace, by simply walking when
> >faced with an upgrade, kicking gently on the level, and riding gleefully
> >when going down grade. I even rode 17 miles round trip for dinner one
> >night in San Francisco. A very practical land-transport option for
> >cruisers.
>Bob disagrees about bikes and scooters. He points out that you can't
>carry anything on a scooter. On a bike you can have a basket, you can
>have panniers and you can tow a little cart with your grocery shopping
>in it.
>
>grandma Rosalie
>
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