Pictures of your loaded rigs?
#4426
Junior Member
My wife and I had these Tamarack touring bikes built for us around 21 years ago. Built with Reynolds 725 steel by Mark Beaver of Halifax Nova Scotia. We had them re-painted a few years ago and I built new wheels for them and hung new 9 speed XT components. Ready for 20 more years of touring! Photo taken in Summerside, PEI a few summers ago. Heading to Gaspe, Quebec this summer.
Likes For David in Maine:
Likes For PedalingWalrus:
#4428
Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2013
Posts: 1,173
Bikes: Surly Disk Trucker, 2014 w/Brooks Flyer Special saddle, Tubus racks - Duo front/Logo Evo rear, 2019 Dahon Mariner D8, Both bikes share Ortlieb Packer Plus series panniers, Garmin Edge 1000
Mentioned: 2 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 405 Post(s)
Liked 115 Times
in
99 Posts
#4429
Pining for the fjords
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Brussels
Posts: 709
Mentioned: 14 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 130 Post(s)
Liked 444 Times
in
150 Posts
Schwalbe Almotion, 50 mm. Like most Schwalbe tires they run a bit less, 47 mm or so. Great touring tire, super comfortable on paved road and pretty decent off-road, as long as it's dry.
#4430
Newbie
Join Date: Nov 2016
Location: Parksville, BC
Posts: 20
Bikes: RiH randonneur 1983 - RIH Sport 1977 - Marinoni 1986 - Rih special 1978 - Marin Verona carbon 2016 - Rocky Mountain Equippe - Trek 970 SingleTrack MTB - Kuwahara
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 7 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 12 Times
in
6 Posts
They look in excellent shape. Is Mark still building bikes? Or randonneuring? I remember he was pretty active in that endeavour with the randonneur club.
#4431
Member
More progress from today on my 2006 GF Marlin metamorphosis into my budget ground pounder.
#4432
Member
Greenway ride today.
#4434
Member
Sunlite front rack. Worked fine for me, they come with a spacer that keeps the contact away from the pivot point. I think it may be good up to 10-15 lbs. Blackburn also makes a "Local" model but it's 3 times the cost, it may be sturdier. Don't know.
Likes For JimmyFish:
#4435
Junior Member
Yes, Mark is still building and is active in the Nova Scotia Randonneurs. I was hoping to join him on a 1000k brevet this summer before the virus stymied my plans.
#4436
Pennylane Splitter
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: Orange County, California
Posts: 1,879
Bikes: Yes
Mentioned: 14 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 1800 Post(s)
Liked 1,439 Times
in
989 Posts
FWIW: The Nashbar one I have has "10kb/22lbs" stamped into the metal, so your Sunlite one is probably the same (they look really, really similar to me).
Likes For skidder:
#4437
Member
I have no complaints concerning my rack. But I wouldn’t trust it on a transcontinental ride, for sure.
#4439
Member
#4441
Harsh Adventurer
2010 Trek 520 (46,000 miles)
As configured for a solo trans America tour.
Likes For KFC:
#4442
Newbie
Here is my Fuji Touring as it looked like in 2018.
Since then I have changed the handlebar bag to an Ortlieb, improved the design of the adjusting plate for the main bottle cage, added a Cinq usb charger and precisely these days I am replacing the Avid Shorty with TRP revox.
Parts that came with the original bike and are still on are the rear rack, seatpost, saddle, stem, crank arms and front derailleur.
The wheels are hand built and you can barely see my "signature" of three triplets of coloured nipples at the bottom of the front wheel (orange - gold - orange)
Another thing that I am quite proud of is the transmission: Tiagra 4503 brifters with 44-32-22 on the front and 14-28 (Miche) on the back. FD is an Alivio I think and RD is a Sora 3500 medium cage. The first two gear jumps are just 1 tooth apart and all other are 2, which allows for a very smooth riding. Also, last year in Scotland the 22-28 proved more than enough for basically anything that you would tackle with a fully loaded bike.
My Fuji Touring as of 2018
Since then I have changed the handlebar bag to an Ortlieb, improved the design of the adjusting plate for the main bottle cage, added a Cinq usb charger and precisely these days I am replacing the Avid Shorty with TRP revox.
Parts that came with the original bike and are still on are the rear rack, seatpost, saddle, stem, crank arms and front derailleur.
The wheels are hand built and you can barely see my "signature" of three triplets of coloured nipples at the bottom of the front wheel (orange - gold - orange)
Another thing that I am quite proud of is the transmission: Tiagra 4503 brifters with 44-32-22 on the front and 14-28 (Miche) on the back. FD is an Alivio I think and RD is a Sora 3500 medium cage. The first two gear jumps are just 1 tooth apart and all other are 2, which allows for a very smooth riding. Also, last year in Scotland the 22-28 proved more than enough for basically anything that you would tackle with a fully loaded bike.
My Fuji Touring as of 2018
Likes For Igor_M:
Likes For CMAW:
#4445
Full Member
This year's revision of my 94 Trek 520
I'm a tinkerer at heart, so every year, (like many of us I imagine) I have to make little updates and changes to my bike. This year I incorporated a 12v electrical system for all my LED lighting, which can also charge my phone etc. The battery isn't very large or heavy, fits in the side pocket of my cellphone carrier, and lasts for at least 20 hours without a charge.
A few years ago, I searched for bicycle directionals, but everything I saw was cheap, toy grade crap. With the 12v system, I was able to use motorcycle directional signals front and back. The ones made for motorcycles are a little better quality and are very lightweight. It's so nice when I enter a busy intersection now and don't have to take my hands off the handlebar and away from one of my brakes in order to signal.
I also bought new rear panniers that have integrated taillights, which I was able to add the pulsing rear directional signals to. I imagine some of you might be thinking that they look too heavy, but they're ABS Plastic and really not much heavier then the Nashbar fabric panniers (with their stiffening frame) that I used to have. They certainly wouldn't work for someone who is traveling across the country with camping gear and are no replacement for your Ortliebs or Arkels etc, but I've been using these types of panniers for a few years now and they've worked out well for me. I've found that for the relatively short 2 to 5 day credit card tours that I do, they work out just fine. They're also entirely waterproof and they lock.
The XT groupset is still serving me very well, so with a few tweaks, a tune-up at the LBS, new brake cables & shoes, she's ready for another summer. I just hope, what with COVID-19, I actually get to go somewhere with it!
So here's a photo I took the other day at one of my favorite Catskill swimming holes:
A few years ago, I searched for bicycle directionals, but everything I saw was cheap, toy grade crap. With the 12v system, I was able to use motorcycle directional signals front and back. The ones made for motorcycles are a little better quality and are very lightweight. It's so nice when I enter a busy intersection now and don't have to take my hands off the handlebar and away from one of my brakes in order to signal.
I also bought new rear panniers that have integrated taillights, which I was able to add the pulsing rear directional signals to. I imagine some of you might be thinking that they look too heavy, but they're ABS Plastic and really not much heavier then the Nashbar fabric panniers (with their stiffening frame) that I used to have. They certainly wouldn't work for someone who is traveling across the country with camping gear and are no replacement for your Ortliebs or Arkels etc, but I've been using these types of panniers for a few years now and they've worked out well for me. I've found that for the relatively short 2 to 5 day credit card tours that I do, they work out just fine. They're also entirely waterproof and they lock.
The XT groupset is still serving me very well, so with a few tweaks, a tune-up at the LBS, new brake cables & shoes, she's ready for another summer. I just hope, what with COVID-19, I actually get to go somewhere with it!
So here's a photo I took the other day at one of my favorite Catskill swimming holes:
Last edited by hfbill; 04-30-20 at 05:52 PM.
Likes For hfbill:
#4447
Junior Member
Join Date: May 2020
Location: Auckland, NZ
Posts: 105
Bikes: 2014 Avanti Circa (Rd Dist), 2020 Giant Toughroad (Rd Tour), 2021 Trek Allant+ 8S (eCommute), 2021 Scott Aspect 940 (Mt HT), 2014 Santa Cruz Superlight 29er (Mt FS), 2022 Scott Spark 960 (Mt FS)
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 35 Post(s)
Liked 52 Times
in
26 Posts
Heres my frankenbike, ready to go for a tour of Northland, NZ
3x10 Tiagra, SLX triple crank, front mech modified to work with STI shifters
3x10 Tiagra, SLX triple crank, front mech modified to work with STI shifters
#4448
Senior Member
But seriously folks, why the need for a modified fd?
There are fd's made to work perfectly fine with triples and sti's, in fact I've used one happily for 10 years.
I assume you had a double fd and did something like spread the cage by hand or something?
#4449
Junior Member
Join Date: May 2020
Location: Auckland, NZ
Posts: 105
Bikes: 2014 Avanti Circa (Rd Dist), 2020 Giant Toughroad (Rd Tour), 2021 Trek Allant+ 8S (eCommute), 2021 Scott Aspect 940 (Mt HT), 2014 Santa Cruz Superlight 29er (Mt FS), 2022 Scott Spark 960 (Mt FS)
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 35 Post(s)
Liked 52 Times
in
26 Posts
What are these fable front mechs that work with sti triples on a 50mm chainline?
#4450
Senior Member
I'm a converted, I think they work great, or at least my 44/32/22 makes me and my knees happy with it loaded up on my dropbar bike, especially in hilly terrain, which is mostly everywhere I ride.
as per specifics, I know the 9 speed era tiagra triple fd that I have on one of my bikes works great, a regular here has set up numerous bikes with it along with mtb triples.
ps, I do know the 10 speed tiagra shifters have a specific weird slightly different cable pull for the rear derailleur, but I wouldn't have thought the fd would be a problem, although I readily admit my ignorance of 10 speed tiagra specifics.
Last edited by djb; 05-09-20 at 03:10 PM.