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Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Madison, WI
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Bikes: 1961 Ideor, 1966 Perfekt 3 Speed AB Hub, 1994 Bridgestone MB-6, 2006 Airnimal Joey, 2009 Thorn Sherpa, 2013 Thorn Nomad MkII, 2015 VO Pass Hunter, 2017 Lynskey Backroad, 2017 Raleigh Gran Prix, 1980s Bianchi Mixte on a trainer. Others are now gone.
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Skip the stabilizer wheels (or when I was a kid, we called them training wheels), and pack a bit lighter. Nobody accuses me of being a light weight camper, but I have a lot less stuff on my bike, even when I have three weeks of food packed on it. But as we previously discussed, you previously commented that you want to carry a full size foot pump, I however prefer a mini pump that is lighter and more compact.
My expedition bike with a Rohloff hub, I had to decide what size chainring to use. I concluded that I when I am pedaling hard up a hill I want my cadence to be 72 or higher, any less and my pedal stroke is somewhat jerky. And I wanted a minimum speed at that cadence of 72 to be 3.5 mph, any slower and I lack vertical and directional stability. If the hill is too steep for me to keep my heart rate under control at 3.5 mph, I get off the bike and walk. That is how I selected my chainring size, my first gear is 3.5 mph with a cadence of 72.