I kept having trouble with flats on my wheelbarrow,
so my partner ordered one of those solid, never can go flat tires and never had a problem since.
Am I missing something? Or would a set of those resolve a lot of issues....
Also the "barrings" (sic) issue surely could be resolved.
Wondering if they are properly sized.... a trip to a bearing specialty place would likely resolve that problem.... La Paz may even have such.
Also the "barrings" (sic) issue surely could be resolved.
Wondering if they are properly sized.... a trip to a bearing specialty place would likely resolve that problem.... La Paz may even have such.
My theory is that the sand on the roads on the pacific side of baja has worked it's way in and messed up the bearings. I don't believe they had these
problems on the gravel road from S Felipe to hwy 1.
Also the "barrings" (sic) issue surely could be resolved.
Wondering if they are properly sized.... a trip to a bearing specialty place would likely resolve that problem.... La Paz may even have such.
My theory is that the sand on the roads on the pacific side of baja has worked it's way in and messed up the bearings. I don't believe they had these
problems on the gravel road from S Felipe to hwy 1.
They were having barring (sic) problems at Rosarito, June 3, a far way from the sands of the Pacifico....
Originally posted by thebajarunner
I kept having trouble with flats on my wheelbarrow,
so my partner ordered one of those solid, never can go flat tires and never had a problem since.
Am I missing something? Or would a set of those resolve a lot of issues....
Also the "barrings" (sic) issue surely could be resolved.
Wondering if they are properly sized.... a trip to a bearing specialty place would likely resolve that problem.... La Paz may even have such.
Solid tires are okay for light loads but sag annoyingly with increased weight...however I'm speaking from experience using a wheelbarrow in my
landscaping business---spread out over four tires the weight issue may be negligible.
Another consideration though is that they don't tend to ride over sandy soil but plow through it and they can't be aired down if need be.
Walk Dates:
•San Felipe – Sat, May 12
•Puertecitos – Mon, May 14
•Gonzaga Bay – Wed, May 16
•Mision de Calamajue – Fri, May 18
•Bahia de los Angeles – Mon, May 21
•San Ignacio – Tues, May 29
•Santa Rosalia- Thurs, June 1
•Mulege – Sun, June 3
•Loreto – Thurs/Fri, June 7/8
•La Paz – Thurs/Fri, June 21/22
•Los Barriles – Mon, June 25
•San Jose del Cabo – Fri, June 29
•Cabo San Lucas – Sat, June 30
•Todos Santos – Mon, July 2
•Bahia de Magdalena – Mon/Tues, July 9/10
•Laguna San Ignacio – Fri/Sat/Sun July 20/21/22
•Guerrero Negro – Fri, July 27
•Santa Rosalillita – Tues, July 31
•(El Rosario) – Thurs, Aug 9
•San Quintin – Sat, Aug 11
•Ensenada – Thurs/Fri, Aug 16/17
•Puerto Nuevo - Click-On, Sun, Aug 19
It will be close to 2 months when they reach La Paz, this week. Even if they don't go further south and start walking north, they cannot get to Puerto
Nuevo by Aug. 19. So, do they just keep walking the road to Cabo and back and quit on the 100th day, and hop a bus north or extend their walking time
another month or more to do the full peninsula down and back up?
John, we are heading to La Paz in a few days, so maybe we will see you guys in person, too! Congratulations on your intense effort!! David &
Elizabeth, Silver 4 door Tacoma, 4 big off road lights on the front.
I believe they said they want to walk at night and perhaps not every day, can't quite remember.
Believe they said their destination is Todo Santos via Cabo.
I hope their wagon's not weary again.
Wish we were closer to go find 'em.
They sure have struggled and they absolutely are all-round strong people. Extraordinary!
"Raise your words, not your voice. It's rain that grows flowers, not thunder." ~Rumi
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One more look, and what do you know... they forgot to turn on their Spot again and lookie how far they got when they turned it back on!! At 10:43 PM
PDT:
If they walked that 13.3 miles in 4 hours they would have picked up the pace quit a bit. The check in is at a some buildings and so I wonder if they
got a ride or if they had someone pick up the wagon and they walked without it. That far without the wagon would be very doable. Or maybe it's
downhill there and they were able to pick up the pace, who knows! They are 17.5 miles from the center of La Paz at 8.:11 BCS time! Woohoo!!!
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