Originally Posted by
indyfabz
100 lbs. of gear plus rider plus bike on 28c tires in mountainous terrain? As someone who tours in such terrain, I would pay to see that.
On paved mountain roads is what I believe they were referring to. I biked across the USA five times, once right up the spine of the Rocky Mountains into Canada from Colorado, across the Sawtooth range and the Cascades. Also biked up and down the Appalachian chain on a trip from New Orleans to Maine and back. All on 27x1-1/8 tires. My gear weighed about 70-90 lbs depending on how remote my route took me. It was easily done. I remember two flat tires in 12,000 miles, one of which was CAUSED by a Tuffy tire liner, the other by a stone pinch. Zero motors!