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Forum: Touring
05-14-24, 03:35 AM
Replies: 52
Views: 1,387
Posted By Tourist in MSN

A couple years ago I finally decided to buy some...

A couple years ago I finally decided to buy some Permethrin to spray on clothing as a bug repellant. But have not yet been in any heavily bug infested areas to test how it works on bike clothing. I...
Forum: Touring
05-13-24, 07:08 PM
Replies: 52
Views: 1,387
Posted By Tourist in MSN

I am a native Minnesotan, so the bugs do not...

I am a native Minnesotan, so the bugs do not bother me as much. When the mosquitos bite small children, if they taste good they carry them off to eat later. But the children that taste bad to...
Forum: Touring
05-13-24, 02:18 PM
Replies: 52
Views: 1,387
Posted By Tourist in MSN

I am not the one you asked, and I have never been...

I am not the one you asked, and I have never been on Spart Elroy. But I can say that in June the bugs in Wisc and Minn can be dreadful. Less so in July or Aug. But having some repellant along never...
Forum: Touring
05-13-24, 11:02 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 353
Posted By Tourist in MSN

If you have bare cables along the downtube, one...

If you have bare cables along the downtube, one other possibility. On one of my bikes with cable stops and bare shifter cables on the downtube, when I tried to get my shifting to be less sticky, I...
Forum: Touring
05-13-24, 06:30 AM
Replies: 43
Views: 1,411
Posted By Tourist in MSN

On Apr 26 I said: .There is a huge variation in...

On Apr 26 I said:
.There is a huge variation in how high people have their handlebars above the front tire. Smaller riders with 700c tires have to worry much more about their luggage and tire...
Forum: Touring
05-13-24, 06:22 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 353
Posted By Tourist in MSN

That is not my experience. Bed in to...

That is not my experience.



Bed in to each other, somewhat agree but that is more common on IGH drive trains with sprockets that have an even number of teeth.

Climbing, I am using those...
Forum: Folding Bikes
05-12-24, 06:28 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 264
Posted By Tourist in MSN

Many of the tandems that I have seen have S&S...

Many of the tandems that I have seen have S&S couplers.

Such couplers are usually used to disassemble a bike so that it will fit in smaller cases for airline travel, but such couplers could be...
Forum: Touring
05-11-24, 12:07 PM
Replies: 52
Views: 1,387
Posted By Tourist in MSN

I am not the person that you asked, but I know...

I am not the person that you asked, but I know one guy that has been on insulin for as long as I have known him, 14 years. He has commented that he had trouble with Metformin and the only way they...
Forum: Touring
05-11-24, 11:53 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 251
Posted By Tourist in MSN

I am glad it arrived free of damage. With all...

I am glad it arrived free of damage. With all the extra distance that it has traveled, there certainly was a lot of opportunity for damage.
Forum: Touring
05-11-24, 11:51 AM
Replies: 144
Views: 9,770
Posted By Tourist in MSN

Maybe I should call my heavy touring bike a...

Maybe I should call my heavy touring bike a gravel bike?

https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikeforums.net-vbulletin/922x691/20imgp0550_92666d0f9968218c2ad32b8e4ffa109e2d618854.jpg

Don't bother...
Forum: Touring
05-11-24, 11:39 AM
Replies: 43
Views: 1,411
Posted By Tourist in MSN

I noted in post 11 above that I used 1/4 inch...

I noted in post 11 above that I used 1/4 inch steel for my bar bag. And 5/16 aluminum for my small saddle bag. I tested the saddle bag by doing a bike ride (pavement, not a rough trail) with two...
Forum: Electronics, Lighting, & Gadgets
05-11-24, 11:30 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 376
Posted By Tourist in MSN

You have made it clear that a small screen is not...

You have made it clear that a small screen is not sufficient. I wish my screen was bigger, but it is what it is. If you change your mind, I use a Garmin 62S or Garmin 64 for bicycling, canoeing,...
Forum: Electronics, Lighting, & Gadgets
05-11-24, 11:05 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 376
Posted By Tourist in MSN

My first trip to Europe, I was trying to minimize...

My first trip to Europe, I was trying to minimize any redundancies in my packing. I decided to leave out a compass because I had an electronic compass in my watch.

Get on an airplane, sit down,...
Forum: Touring
05-10-24, 12:03 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 1,411
Posted By Tourist in MSN

What diameter was it? Increasing the size by a...

What diameter was it? Increasing the size by a 1/16 inch might do the trick.

The one I made which is in a prior post was 5/16 diameter. I did not heat it. The most I have had on it was roughly...
Forum: Touring
05-10-24, 10:38 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 251
Posted By Tourist in MSN

An S&S case would travel as a piece of normal...

An S&S case would travel as a piece of normal size luggage. So, it is just like any normal piece of lost luggage.

I have had luggage delayed several times for days in the 1980s, less often in the...
Forum: Touring
05-10-24, 08:31 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 353
Posted By Tourist in MSN

Good luck with that. But like almost all cars, I...

Good luck with that. But like almost all cars, I have never heard of a new bike being worth more later. Occasionally you find a car that is worth more later due to extreme rarity, but I have never...
Forum: Touring
05-10-24, 08:08 AM
Replies: 52
Views: 1,387
Posted By Tourist in MSN

I think there is a middle ground, I believe that...

I think there is a middle ground, I believe that genetics do play a role, more than you suggest and less than Elcruxio suggests. In my case there is none in family history, but I still suspect that...
Forum: Electronics, Lighting, & Gadgets
05-10-24, 04:27 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 376
Posted By Tourist in MSN

If an Etrex GPS has too small a screen, you might...

If an Etrex GPS has too small a screen, you might need to look at other phone apps. I think most off the shelf GPS units are not going to meet your needs for bigger screen.

I would like a bigger...
Forum: Touring
05-10-24, 04:07 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 353
Posted By Tourist in MSN

Pinion is mentioned in this thread on a tour: ...

Pinion is mentioned in this thread on a tour:
https://www.bikeforums.net/touring/1252316-2022-scotland-trip-hebridean-way.html

***

One other thing to keep in mind, the Gates people want to...
Forum: Touring
05-10-24, 03:45 AM
Replies: 52
Views: 1,387
Posted By Tourist in MSN

I was diagnosed with type 2 in 2011 in my mid...

I was diagnosed with type 2 in 2011 in my mid 50s. I blame a number of different things, statin use is a documented correlation to higher rates of diabetes. I used to have a Dr that was prescribing...
Forum: Touring
05-10-24, 03:05 AM
Replies: 52
Views: 1,387
Posted By Tourist in MSN

I often do about a 60 mile exercise ride, a route...

I often do about a 60 mile exercise ride, a route that I have done many times and know well. I have regular stops for water and a granola bar, etc. But one time I did it a couple years ago, about the...
Forum: Touring
05-09-24, 01:29 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 353
Posted By Tourist in MSN

I have never seen a pinion bike. I can only...

I have never seen a pinion bike. I can only comment on what I suspect is similar to my Rohloff bike.

When I first built up my Rohloff bike, I was a bit frustrated that the 13 percent steps were...
Forum: Touring
05-09-24, 04:16 AM
Replies: 52
Views: 1,387
Posted By Tourist in MSN

I consider myself to be a Minnesotan, temporarily...

I consider myself to be a Minnesotan, temporarily in Wisconsin. So far temporary is thirty some years, and counting.



I generally start much earlier, I want to be off the roads before the roads...
Forum: Touring
05-09-24, 04:00 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 791
Posted By Tourist in MSN

Based on that, it sounds like you might be stuck...

Based on that, it sounds like you might be stuck with the first wheel builder you find, and they might not be very knowledgeable in which rims and hubs are best for your needs.

If the builder...
Forum: Touring
05-08-24, 11:16 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 791
Posted By Tourist in MSN

Maybe your Sturmey Archer from the early 1940s is...

Maybe your Sturmey Archer from the early 1940s is vintage.

By Sturmey Archer standards my 1966 Sturmy Archer probably is too new to be vintage. Mine, the bike uses cable brakes, not rod brakes,...
Forum: Touring
05-08-24, 06:06 AM
Replies: 52
Views: 1,387
Posted By Tourist in MSN

This may be pertinent to your research. Intensity...

This may be pertinent to your research. Intensity level is a key to the equation.
https://www.roadbikerider.com/energy-sources-exercise-intensities/
Forum: Touring
05-07-24, 10:52 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 791
Posted By Tourist in MSN

Build the wheels myself. I buy the hubs and rims...

Build the wheels myself. I buy the hubs and rims that I want from the cheapest on-line seller. Spokes and nipples, I used to buy locally but that shop moved and is not local any more, do not have a...
Forum: Touring
05-07-24, 07:43 AM
Replies: 52
Views: 1,387
Posted By Tourist in MSN

Those bear creek soup mixes I often use for...

Those bear creek soup mixes I often use for supper are not freeze dried, just dehydrated. Many larger grocery stores sell them but you won't find them in a backpacking store. I mentioned in a...
Forum: Touring
05-07-24, 04:14 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 111
Posted By Tourist in MSN

This is my go to web site for researching average...

This is my go to web site for researching average weather conditions for an area I may visit.
https://weatherspark.com/y/51381/Average-Weather-in-Amsterdam-Netherlands-Year-Round

You can pick...
Forum: Touring
05-06-24, 07:24 PM
Replies: 52
Views: 1,387
Posted By Tourist in MSN

Don't forget something to wash down your supper....

Don't forget something to wash down your supper. Photo from Boundary Waters Canoe Area, Minnesota and Canada border region.
...
Forum: Touring
05-06-24, 07:18 PM
Replies: 52
Views: 1,387
Posted By Tourist in MSN

I consider myself to be a Minnesotan, temporarily...

I consider myself to be a Minnesotan, temporarily in Wisconsin. So far temporary is thirty some years, and counting.
Forum: Touring
05-06-24, 05:28 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 260
Posted By Tourist in MSN

Drop bars or flat bars? Drop bars usually have a...

Drop bars or flat bars? Drop bars usually have a much shorter top tube than flat bar bikes. When your hands are on the hoods on a drop bar bike, your hands are quite far forward from the steerer...
Forum: Touring
05-06-24, 05:20 PM
Replies: 52
Views: 1,387
Posted By Tourist in MSN

When I do bike touring, I am looking at a...

When I do bike touring, I am looking at a duration quantified in weeks, but when I think of bikepacking, I think of a duration quantified in days. So, big difference here. And bikepacking where you...
Forum: Touring
05-06-24, 01:31 PM
Replies: 51
Views: 1,384
Posted By Tourist in MSN

I just make sure I do not push too hard on a...

I just make sure I do not push too hard on a pedal. Since I am a low wattage rider, that is really easy for me to accomplish.
Forum: Touring
05-06-24, 11:56 AM
Replies: 51
Views: 1,384
Posted By Tourist in MSN

I will never forget reading your description of...

I will never forget reading your description of breaking a pedal spindle and your solution on Natchez Trace that you wrote almost a year ago, pasted below:
Forum: Touring
05-06-24, 11:49 AM
Replies: 51
Views: 1,384
Posted By Tourist in MSN

I finally bought one of those Unior tools a...

I finally bought one of those Unior tools a couple years ago. I would be afraid to use it on my titanium bike against the hanger if I was following instructions, but I am pretty sure it will work...
Forum: Touring
05-06-24, 05:12 AM
Replies: 51
Views: 1,384
Posted By Tourist in MSN

Fully agree. I carry two spare tubes, not...

Fully agree.

I carry two spare tubes, not one. There have been a few times in the past decade when I had a tube failure at the stem or other unpatchable tube failure. My last tour a year ago, my...
Forum: Touring
05-05-24, 12:28 PM
Replies: 144
Views: 9,770
Posted By Tourist in MSN

I am amazed that in a thread titled "I'm curious...

I am amazed that in a thread titled "I'm curious - why frame bags versus water bottle cages?" if you do a word search for the word "water" there are only two hits (posts 98 and 99) for that word in...
Forum: Touring
05-03-24, 05:48 PM
Replies: 144
Views: 9,770
Posted By Tourist in MSN

There are those natural barriers too. ...

There are those natural barriers too.

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Forum: Touring
05-03-24, 09:26 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 312
Posted By Tourist in MSN

At that elevation, you should not have difficulty...

At that elevation, you should not have difficulty breathing, but if you live at an elevation of a few hundred meters above sea level and if you have any respiratory difficulty, that higher elevation...
Forum: Touring
05-02-24, 11:13 AM
Replies: 51
Views: 1,384
Posted By Tourist in MSN

Fortunately my meds do not require special...

Fortunately my meds do not require special handling or refrigeration, so I can carry them for over a month without issue. I put pills in a plastic bag and then put that bag into a labeled bottle, the...
Forum: Touring
05-02-24, 07:10 AM
Replies: 42
Views: 1,600
Posted By Tourist in MSN

Look again, the rack is outside the frame...

Look again, the rack is outside the frame mounting point, the fender is inside it. It helps to look at both right and left sides of the bike when you think about it.
Forum: Touring
05-01-24, 03:37 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 1,600
Posted By Tourist in MSN

I wish you would have said this in the first...

I wish you would have said this in the first post. A google search for images shows me several photos that show the mounting points up pretty high compared to the more conventional frame designs of...
Forum: Touring
05-01-24, 03:14 PM
Replies: 51
Views: 1,384
Posted By Tourist in MSN

Bear bag: Good answer. I am planning a...

Bear bag:



Good answer. I am planning a backpacking trip on an island that has no bear, but it has other small critters and I have been thinking back and forth on the Ursack.

I think I will...
Forum: Touring
04-30-24, 07:09 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 1,600
Posted By Tourist in MSN

Wow. That is huge. The few times that I...

Wow. That is huge.

The few times that I actually weighed my full panniers on a trip, the weight was roughly one third to one half of a kg per liter of volume, including the empty weight of the...
Forum: Touring
04-29-24, 07:43 AM
Replies: 42
Views: 1,600
Posted By Tourist in MSN

I decided to put the triangle on my bike for my...

I decided to put the triangle on my bike for my Florida tour in 2017, got the triangle in 2012. And have used it for subsequent tours after 2017 even though they had nothing to do with ACA. On my...
Forum: Touring
04-29-24, 04:24 AM
Replies: 42
Views: 1,600
Posted By Tourist in MSN

Very good point on the small platform. With...

Very good point on the small platform.

With my Tubus Logo EVO or Racktime Addit the platforms are quite narrow, but those racks have the tops of my panniers up higher, thus anything that is wide...
Forum: Touring
04-28-24, 11:55 AM
Replies: 42
Views: 1,600
Posted By Tourist in MSN

Thanks for posting. I have never seen a rack...

Thanks for posting. I have never seen a rack like that and the one pictured. I am quite sure that would be a heel strike problem for me.

From their diagrams, they also have the bottoms angling...
Forum: Touring
04-28-24, 06:21 AM
Replies: 42
Views: 1,600
Posted By Tourist in MSN

The point of the article was assessing different...

The point of the article was assessing different locations for pannier center of gravity placement with the limitation of adequate heel clearance, and how that may impact handling. They compared a...
Forum: Touring
04-27-24, 07:55 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 1,600
Posted By Tourist in MSN

I have no complaints about my Racktime Addit rack...

I have no complaints about my Racktime Addit rack welding. That rack is quite different in design than the one that Yan cited. My Addit is at this link:...
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