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Forum: Touring
03-21-24, 07:44 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 1,232
Posted By WaveyGravey

This is a good one: Life is a Wheel; Memoirs of a...

This is a good one: Life is a Wheel; Memoirs of a Bike-Riding Obituarist by Bruce Weber
Forum: Touring
07-30-23, 03:35 PM
Replies: 87
Views: 3,771
Posted By LeeG

Easy solution. Order up a new rear wheel. ...

Easy solution. Order up a new rear wheel. Inexpensive. You really don’t need the fanciest spokes, hub and cassette. It’s not the end of the world if they’re straight gauge instead of many butts. ...
Forum: Touring
07-11-23, 10:11 AM
Replies: 87
Views: 3,771
Posted By tcs

How "robust" we talkin' about? There are custom...

How "robust" we talkin' about? There are custom wheel shops that will build 48 triple-butted spoke wheels suitable for self-contained tandem touring. Definitively robust, kinda heavy, probably...
Forum: Touring
07-11-23, 09:24 AM
Replies: 87
Views: 3,771
Posted By Tourist in MSN

I reiterate my suggestion to buy a Fiber Fix...

I reiterate my suggestion to buy a Fiber Fix spoke if you keep using your wheel. That is a very good low budget contingency plan. And if you never use it, that is even better.
Forum: Touring
07-10-23, 02:23 PM
Replies: 87
Views: 3,771
Posted By headwind15

I am 5'-6" and 135 pounds with a minimum amount...

I am 5'-6" and 135 pounds with a minimum amount of gear and was touring around Durango Colorado a few years ago on my Windsor Tourist with 36 spoked wheels and had several spokes break in short...
Forum: Touring
07-10-23, 02:31 AM
Replies: 87
Views: 3,771
Posted By irwin7638

Velocity makes rear wheels with 40 spokes. ...

Velocity makes rear wheels with 40 spokes. https://www.velocityusa.com/home/...
Forum: Touring
07-09-23, 10:20 PM
Replies: 87
Views: 3,771
Posted By cyccommute

I would say that it’s only evidence that the...

I would say that it’s only evidence that the wheels are up to the task so far. Fatigue is cumulative. Buttressing the spokes by increasing the diameter of the head…i.e. using triple butted...
Forum: Touring
07-09-23, 09:22 PM
Replies: 87
Views: 3,771
Posted By ThermionicScott

Have you actually broken a spoke ever, or are you...

Have you actually broken a spoke ever, or are you just fretting?

Three fully-loaded tours sound like good evidence that your wheels are up to the task. If you've got the urge to "do something" I...
Forum: Touring
07-09-23, 08:33 PM
Replies: 87
Views: 3,771
Posted By trashbiker

LBS might have a wheelbuilding service. If not,...

LBS might have a wheelbuilding service. If not, they could recommend you to one. You could get a 4 cross 36 spoke wheel if you wanted, but as Atlas Shrugged...
Forum: Touring
07-09-23, 08:06 PM
Replies: 87
Views: 3,771
Posted By Atlas Shrugged

I just run 28 spoke gravel wheels for numerous...

I just run 28 spoke gravel wheels for numerous month long tours. I am well into Clydesdale category no issues. Wheel technologies have changed substantially thus the lack of high spoke count wheels...
Forum: Touring
07-09-23, 07:52 PM
Replies: 87
Views: 3,771
Posted By csport

https://www.peterwhitecycles.com/wheels.php

https://www.peterwhitecycles.com/wheels.php
Forum: Touring
07-04-23, 07:04 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 751
Posted By mstateglfr

CNN article about US teen who rode all over the world for 2 years

https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2023/07/04/travel/teen-cycling-around-the-world-before-college/index.html


Pretty cool to do this at such a young age.
Forum: Commuting
02-12-23, 06:49 PM
Replies: 15,695
Views: 12,386,061
Posted By Notso_fastLane

It's been a long time since I logged or posted...

It's been a long time since I logged or posted here. I've lost my wife at way too young an age (still picking up the pieces of my life from that), moved cross country (UT --> FL) to start a new job,...
Forum: Commuting
02-01-23, 01:54 PM
Replies: 15,695
Views: 12,386,061
Posted By e0richt

https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikeforums.net-vbulle...

https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikeforums.net-vbulletin/2000x1504/20230201_144419_11431a3fc50717555424103f1677600a5c7367cd.jpg
This is my newest addition for use in commuting. It is a bikes direct...
Forum: Touring
09-22-22, 10:21 PM
Replies: 4,826
Views: 2,624,835
Posted By Imaginos

Rearranged for my second trip and ditched the...

Rearranged for my second trip and ditched the front rack.I prefer it like this. ...
Forum: Touring
09-02-22, 07:58 PM
Replies: 4,826
Views: 2,624,835
Posted By Imaginos

First configuration for the first trip. One,maybe...

First configuration for the first trip. One,maybe two nights,30 miles from home. 60 lbs as it sits with everything but water. As soon as i can get two days in a row without rain and wind,i’m gonna...
Forum: Touring
10-22-21, 06:26 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,528
Posted By smudgy

C&O and GAP tour (video)

I hope I'm not buggin' you guys with all of my videos. I figure this is a good place to share them. The C&O and the GAP together make a great week long bike ride. If you have the time, let me know...
Forum: Touring
10-03-21, 11:00 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 3,199
Posted By Miele Man

Bar-ends can also be mounted inboard of the...

Bar-ends can also be mounted inboard of the shifters and brake levers so that he can have a more aerodynamic position.

Or you can by dropbar barends for a straight bar. Something like these.
...
Forum: Touring
10-03-21, 09:30 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 3,199
Posted By cyccommute

You are going to find that you are up against a...

You are going to find that you are up against a problem of finding a bike that is small enough. Please don’t put him on a bike that is even a little too big. You wouldn’t be comfortable on a bike...
Forum: Touring
10-02-21, 01:22 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 3,199
Posted By indyfabz

Why change bars? Maybe just add bar ends for more...

Why change bars? Maybe just add bar ends for more hand positions. I did the entire NT with a group of 12 others. One guy rode a Cannondale hybrid with bar ends.
Forum: Touring
10-02-21, 09:02 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 3,199
Posted By fishboat

What he said.. Having converted both a...

What he said..

Having converted both a hybrid and mtn bike to drop bar touring bikes, and toured on them,..some thoughts.

In the hybrid type, a Trek 750 is a good choice, there's lots of them...
Forum: Touring
10-02-21, 05:52 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 3,199
Posted By Tourist in MSN

Typically frames for drop bars have shorter top...

Typically frames for drop bars have shorter top tubes than frames for flat bars. Thus, if you put drop bars on a hybrid, you might want to shop for a smaller sized hybrid than you typically would.
...
Forum: Touring
10-01-21, 08:00 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 3,199
Posted By robow

If you can't find a hybrid, which would work...

If you can't find a hybrid, which would work nicely, don't be afraid to go the route of an old school steel or aluminum mountain bike from the 90's or early 2000's. Often times the frames have all...
Forum: Touring
03-10-21, 08:46 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 8,524
Posted By seinberg

Alright, so I wasn't able to find anything so...

Alright, so I wasn't able to find anything so instead created my own version by going basically street-by-street and replicating the source map (https://empiretrail.ny.gov/map) in Ride With GPS....
Forum: Touring
07-30-14, 05:27 AM
Replies: 4,826
Views: 2,624,835
Posted By hfbill

I ride a 20 year old 520. I completely rebuild it...

I ride a 20 year old 520. I completely rebuild it every 7 years or so, with occasional incremental upgrades and repairs.

I have straight mtn bike style handle bars, 42 mm Conti Top Contact tires,...
Forum: Touring
08-17-13, 03:13 PM
Replies: 4,826
Views: 2,624,835
Posted By mdilthey

Vermont to Montreal to Toronto, then over the...

Vermont to Montreal to Toronto, then over the tops of the Great Lakes, then on to Winnipeg and then (assuming the border crossing isn't too gnarly) a brief return to the US for Glacier National Park....
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