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Forum: Touring
12-16-23, 02:46 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 2,037
Posted By Tourist in MSN

One really nice thing about a Pinion or Rohloff...

One really nice thing about a Pinion or Rohloff compared to a cassette 1X, is that with the Pinion or Rohloff, every gear change is almost exactly the same as every other gear shift in percent change...
Forum: Touring
12-02-23, 07:58 AM
Replies: 158
Views: 8,429
Posted By cyccommute

10 L is kind of small in the bike packing world....

10 L is kind of small in the bike packing world. 14 to 16 L is closer to what is mainstream. Loading the handlebars and frame isn’t something that happened after the seatbag came out but was part of...
Forum: Touring
10-15-23, 02:35 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,047
Posted By Tourist in MSN

Rohloff Revised Oil Change Specification

I learned of this on a different forum. I am only passing on info, I am not with Rohloff or any other bicycle related business.

Info is here:...
Forum: Touring
10-15-23, 01:43 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 982
Posted By mev

My trip has now come to completion in Seattle. By...

My trip has now come to completion in Seattle. By the numbers:
- 6604 miles cycled between Washington DC and Seattle Washington.
- 26 state capitols visited
- 47 motels owned/managed by a family...
Forum: Touring
09-21-23, 02:59 PM
Replies: 81
Views: 2,690
Posted By abdon

I guess we have the answer to "if Google tells...

I guess we have the answer to "if Google tells you to jump off a cliff would you do it?"
Forum: Touring
09-07-23, 01:43 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 1,816
Posted By irc

Just enjoy. I did it in 2009 as part of a coast...

Just enjoy. I did it in 2009 as part of a coast to coast. Enjoyed a few days without needing to watch my mirror. Cooper's Landing is a nice spot for a beer.
...
Forum: Touring
09-04-23, 04:06 PM
Replies: 75
Views: 2,552
Posted By GhostRider62

I would not estimate that you will be capable of...

I would not estimate that you will be capable of doing it at 68 and would do it now.
Forum: Touring
08-20-23, 10:46 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 1,385
Posted By abdon

Hang it, away from your camp, and do not do it...

Hang it, away from your camp, and do not do it like Tourist in NSN first picture, the most geriatric black bear in the world would have no problems climbing that tree. Chances are if you get an...
Forum: Touring
08-19-23, 04:58 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 670
Posted By Yan

You want to move from France to America? What are...

You want to move from France to America? What are you, freaking nuts? Have you ever lived here before?

You must have a pretty rosy picture of America because nobody in their right mind would ever...
Forum: Touring
08-18-23, 01:23 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 670
Posted By TiHabanero

Ah yes, retirement. Fall of 25 is the target...

Ah yes, retirement. Fall of 25 is the target date. Will be 5 years early from plan, however life is short, too short to put it off. Had a cancer concern earlier this year and that is when I decided...
Forum: Touring
08-17-23, 06:22 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 670
Posted By indyfabz

Yep. I volunteered to be downsized in the wake...

Yep. I volunteered to be downsized in the wake of an acquisition of my employer so I could ride across the U.S. It was my first ever unsupported tour, and I had never camped a day in my life. I was...
Forum: Touring
08-17-23, 03:34 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 670
Posted By PedalingWalrus

63? Dude, stop working today and get on your bike...

63? Dude, stop working today and get on your bike and ride 👍❤️
Forum: Touring
08-16-23, 07:40 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 670
Posted By mev

I have been an advocate of doing these trips...

I have been an advocate of doing these trips while you can - while also bring responsible.

Over course of a 35-year career since graduation from university, I've taken five unpaid leaves and one...
Forum: Touring
08-16-23, 08:03 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 670
Posted By timdow

Congrats on your pending retirement. I am also...

Congrats on your pending retirement. I am also retiring in Feb/Mar next year at 58. I leave to do the Southern Tier a week later.
Forum: Touring
08-15-23, 02:00 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 670
Posted By indyfabz

Amen! After my recent health scare, I’ve decided...

Amen! After my recent health scare, I’ve decided to retire next March at age 59, which is one year before my original plan. The relatively little extra money and pension credit I would earn in that...
Forum: Touring
06-04-23, 11:27 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 687
Posted By veganbikes

Love my E-14 system, thanks Bernie you will be...

Love my E-14 system, thanks Bernie you will be sorely missed. In 27 years the industry could only squeeze out about 4-5 more gears on a rear derailleur and still hasn't gotten to 14 and you were...
Forum: Touring
02-06-23, 11:11 AM
Replies: 49
Views: 3,890
Posted By jamawani

Indy - Back between 2014 to 2016 I was...

Indy -

Back between 2014 to 2016 I was diagnosed Stage IV.
(I still don't think they were right, but it was a shocker all the same.)
My first series of treatments - in 20212 - went south after a...
Forum: Touring
02-05-23, 06:27 PM
Replies: 49
Views: 3,890
Posted By indyfabz

I was transferred to a rehab place last week and...

I was transferred to a rehab place last week and immediately started looking for a better one. Still not eating solid food or walking. Guessing I should cancel the Easter weekend trip.

Had it not...
Forum: Touring
01-26-23, 09:53 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 1,722
Posted By Doug64

I would not hesitate to repeat any route my wife...

I would not hesitate to repeat any route my wife and I have done. This includes areas that a lot of folks find boring, like the Canadian and U.S Prairies. Both of us are interested in photography,...
Forum: Touring
01-04-23, 06:20 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 3,786
Posted By a_d_a_m

My favorite touring videos are by a user who...

My favorite touring videos are by a user who actually posts here on this forum - he goes by the name of smudgy (https://www.bikeforums.net/members/smudgy-420625.html).

His Ohio To Erie Trail video...
Forum: Touring
12-20-22, 02:23 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 2,718
Posted By Pratt

Another thing that I always put in the negative...

Another thing that I always put in the negative column about winter riding is the disappearance of the shoulders under snow and ice. Not just to ride on, but to bail out onto in case a car gets just...
Forum: Touring
11-20-22, 09:31 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 674
Posted By M1T

Pivot Les Fat set up for long distance back roads touring

The Les Fat can take tires between 29+ to 5 inches. It can be anything from a snow bike to a long distance touring machine. It has mounts for a rear rack and I use Cleveland Mountaineering front...
Forum: Touring
07-27-22, 08:18 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 777
Posted By mtnbud

Trip Report. Trask to Coast Oregon

Trask River Oregon Gravel Route
My buddy and I decided to check out the Trask River Gravel route (https://ridewithgps.com/trips/6711451?lang=en)through the Oregon coastal range before a predicted...
Forum: Touring
07-27-22, 03:00 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 1,932
Posted By Yan

Yes that's all very nice, but "enjoyment factor...

Yes that's all very nice, but "enjoyment factor increases as weight decreases?" I don't think so.

My tour is my vacation. I'm not going to spend my vacation sleeping under some damp tarp like the...
Forum: Touring
07-14-22, 09:08 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 1,325
Posted By elcruxio

You're technically correct. However while...

You're technically correct. However while rotational mass has a larger effect on accelerations than static weight, the overall difference is so small as to be almost unnoticeable. Also that...
Forum: Touring
07-03-22, 04:29 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 2,012
Posted By GhostRider62

My first tour some 40 years ago was a total...

My first tour some 40 years ago was a total cluster by modern GPS, Internet, heatmaps, and packaged route standards.

I flew my fit relatively young body with gear to London on Peoples Express (was...
Forum: Touring
06-23-22, 03:35 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 2,978
Posted By tcs

She made it! 28 days, 1522 km over the road (946...

She made it! 28 days, 1522 km over the road (946 miles in old money).

"I am getting very used to being on the road, and I feel quite claustrophobic when I have to stop riding." - Gina Harris
...
Forum: Touring
06-19-22, 07:47 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 2,012
Posted By andrewclaus

'76 for me, a year out of high school, a buddy...

'76 for me, a year out of high school, a buddy and I cycled 1000 miles around Lake Michigan from Chicago. I had to borrow a ten speed, a yellow Schwinn Continental. I'd never heard the words...
Forum: Touring
06-14-22, 01:46 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 2,978
Posted By irwin7638

Unlike you I've never been one for trips longer...

Unlike you I've never been one for trips longer than 10 days. I just turned 70 and still am taking 3 or 4 trips a year ranging from 3-10 days in different interesting locations. Still camp as much...
Forum: Touring
06-07-22, 04:23 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 3,608
Posted By randallr

After 5 years and 20,000 some odd miles (no...

After 5 years and 20,000 some odd miles (no odometer), life in Rohloff land has me saying as I ride along, "Danke, mein Gott, fur mein fahrrad mit Rohloff!" I am totally spoiled by its seemingly...
Forum: Touring
05-13-22, 04:00 PM
Replies: 2,070
Views: 409,945
Posted By robow

File this under "Silly things you see while...

File this under "Silly things you see while touring"

https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikeforums.net-vbulletin/1000x616/017_2__185ae8cd0fe6d51d8e2d9c6f6b844df92c2ac1da.jpg
Forum: Touring
05-09-22, 04:20 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 19,561
Posted By PDKL45

I like Francis Cade and his mate Bike Fit James a...

I like Francis Cade and his mate Bike Fit James a lot, very fun and informative videos. But! And there's a big but. They assume people have entirely healthy necks and backs, which is not always the...
Forum: Touring
05-03-22, 06:51 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 3,608
Posted By Tourist in MSN

Yup, you are not using a belt. When I built...

Yup, you are not using a belt.

When I built up my Rohloff touring bike, I decided before I even ordered the frame that I would want two sets of gears, a lower range of gears for heavy touring and...
Forum: Touring
04-28-22, 06:32 AM
Replies: 57
Views: 4,215
Posted By mbusky

I did not find the B17 to the end all of saddles...

I did not find the B17 to the end all of saddles but, found the B67 sprung saddle to be the bomb for me you just don't know till you try.
Forum: Touring
04-22-22, 12:54 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 2,565
Posted By mev

If you are getting to the point of considering...

If you are getting to the point of considering buses...

Is MT 83 an option to Missoula? I cycled along this route to Clearwater in 2016 and don't recall large shoulders but also no big issues...
Forum: Touring
04-21-22, 11:41 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 2,565
Posted By indyfabz

Which park is that? Wayfarers in Bigfork? If so,...

Which park is that? Wayfarers in Bigfork? If so, it has terrific hiker/biker sites with all sorts of amenities for cyclists, including power outlets. And according to the employee I spoke with when I...
Forum: Touring
04-06-22, 02:44 PM
Replies: 2,070
Views: 409,945
Posted By robow

A few photos from last week touring through...

A few photos from last week touring through eastern Arkansas and western Tennessee.

Can you guess what town we were near when we stayed at this KOA campground for the night ?...
Forum: Touring
03-31-22, 09:09 AM
Replies: 98
Views: 7,738
Posted By pdlamb

While I agree about finding out what gearing each...

While I agree about finding out what gearing each rider needs, I'm not sure about the implications of the second sentence. Low gearing lets a rider deal with accumulated fatigue, with daily fatigue,...
Forum: Touring
03-16-22, 11:14 PM
Replies: 88
Views: 7,654
Posted By MarcusT

Stove. It will give some freedom on where to...

Stove. It will give some freedom on where to spend the night
Forum: Touring
03-16-22, 07:48 PM
Replies: 88
Views: 7,654
Posted By jamawani

Solo or more than one? Low budget or mid...

Solo or more than one?
Low budget or mid budget?

A lot of folks who ride solo find cooking and clean-up a chore.
Plus being alone all day, it's nice to have a hot cafe meal.
Granted, eating out...
Forum: Touring
03-14-22, 11:11 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 782
Posted By IPassGas

Iowa to Michigan Tour, part 1

In summer (2021) we toured from Cedar Rapids IA to Ludington MI following the map below. Here is a short report. I have documented some of our previous trips in much detail on a different website,...
Forum: Touring
02-11-22, 01:13 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 4,337
Posted By Tourist in MSN

I just looked at my Bordo 6100, digits 0 through...

I just looked at my Bordo 6100, digits 0 through 9, thus 10,000 combinations. That said, no thief is going to say - oh good, this lock is only 1296 possible combinations. I will steal this bike...
Forum: Touring
01-01-22, 11:10 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 4,713
Posted By Doug64

Use your Brooks on the trainer, that is how I...

Use your Brooks on the trainer, that is how I started breaking in my Imperial, and it fits well. I rotate the saddle between 3 bikes, and it does not affect my position on the saddle. I may have to...
Forum: Touring
12-04-21, 09:55 AM
Replies: 51
Views: 8,730
Posted By elcruxio

Ok, so firstly aluminum will not bend in normal...

Ok, so firstly aluminum will not bend in normal use, so that's just irrelevant.

Also that's not how wheels or carbon works.

The reasons why spokes break are complex. Insufficient tension is...
Forum: Touring
11-22-21, 11:11 AM
Replies: 110
Views: 30,885
Posted By GamblerGORD53

I should show my bike too. Biggest hunk of metal...

I should show my bike too. Biggest hunk of metal and CF around. LOL. That's a tandem threaded fork.
This was on a 112 mile day ride. I left the folding lock at home, case behind the seatpost....
Forum: Touring
11-20-21, 09:59 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,872
Posted By smudgy

Cycling the Ohio River Scenic Byway

The Ohio River starts in Pittsburgh, PA and ends at the Mississippi River at Cairo, IL. I rode about 770 miles in 12 days.
This is the 3rd stage of my summer 2021 bike tour. Check it and let me know...
Forum: Touring
10-26-21, 08:17 AM
Replies: 87
Views: 12,755
Posted By pdlamb

If your setup worked for 420 miles, it should...

If your setup worked for 420 miles, it should work for 4200 miles.
Forum: Touring
10-22-21, 06:26 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,504
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
10-22-21, 09:41 AM
Replies: 79
Views: 8,880
Posted By cyccommute

I use Ride with GPS as a planning tool only. It...

I use Ride with GPS as a planning tool only. It gives me a general outline of where I want to go and the total distance I’d like to travel. But, as Eisenhower said, “no plan survives contact with...
Forum: Touring
09-04-21, 01:19 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 2,467
Posted By headwind15

I have a few points to make. A). You live in...

I have a few points to make. A). You live in Florida - the highest bicycle fatality state in the country. I believe that there is a higher chance of you being hit by a car, than getting covid. ...
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