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Forum: Touring

02-03-23, 04:02 PM

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Suspension forks on Touring Bikes

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Posted By Tourist in MSN

Don't bother feeling sorry for me with my front...

Don't bother feeling sorry for me with my front panniers, I am having a good time.

Backpacking, I carry about two pounds of food per day packed weight. That is a minor calorie deficit, but not too...

Forum: Touring

01-31-23, 07:25 AM

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Suspension forks on Touring Bikes

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Posted By Tourist in MSN

Sounds like you got one that you wanted for a...

Sounds like you got one that you wanted for a good price. Congrats.

From the photo it does look like it will take a 100mm suspension fork.

And you got a solid fork that I suspect you will also...

Forum: Touring

01-11-23, 09:37 PM

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Suspension forks on Touring Bikes

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Posted By Tourist in MSN

If you have not figured this out yet, all of us...

If you have not figured this out yet, all of us keep revising our plans.

I mentioned the bike that I posted the photo in post 15 above, repeated that photo here:
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Forum: Touring

12-20-22, 01:25 PM

Replies: 52

Suspension forks on Touring Bikes

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Posted By Tourist in MSN

Generally speaking, the further behind the axle...

Generally speaking, the further behind the axle or higher up above the axle that the center of gravity of the rear rack and pannier load, the more likely that the bike will wobble or shimmy with a...

Forum: Touring

12-20-22, 07:01 AM

Replies: 52

Suspension forks on Touring Bikes

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Posted By Tourist in MSN

When you said you were looking for a touring bike...

When you said you were looking for a touring bike frame, I assumed you wanted long chainstays. And that is why I assumed you were opposed to a hard tail mountain bike frame. Especially when you are...

Forum: Touring

12-19-22, 07:25 PM

Replies: 52

Suspension forks on Touring Bikes

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Posted By Tourist in MSN

You did not say if you already own the suspension...

You did not say if you already own the suspension fork you want to use or not. Just a heads up, when I was shopping for a fork for my Nomad Mk II (photo in post 15 above), a lot of the used forks I...

Forum: Touring

12-18-22, 06:39 AM

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Suspension forks on Touring Bikes

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Posted By Tourist in MSN

From the photos I can't see if it can take a rear...

From the photos I can't see if it can take a rear rack, other than that it looks like it meets your criteria.
https://bikepacking.com/news/readers-rig-adrians-landyachtz-ab-st/

Forum: Touring

12-17-22, 04:43 PM

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Suspension forks on Touring Bikes

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Posted By Tourist in MSN

If you want to check out tour divide bikes as...

If you want to check out tour divide bikes as suggested by DJB, here are a few links:
https://bikepacking.com/bikes/2022-tour-divide-rigs-part-1/...

Forum: Touring

12-17-22, 02:07 PM

Replies: 52

Suspension forks on Touring Bikes

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Posted By Tourist in MSN

The few times that I put a suspension fork on my...

The few times that I put a suspension fork on my Nomad Mk II (photo below), I really wished that I had a better suspension seatpost, something like the Thud Buster. The cheap one that I had was...

Forum: Touring

12-17-22, 01:53 PM

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Suspension forks on Touring Bikes

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Posted By Tourist in MSN

A local shop several years ago had some Minoura...

A local shop several years ago had some Minoura brand racks at a great price that clamped onto the suspension cylinders too. I looked at one but decided I would never use it so did not buy it. It...

Forum: Touring

12-17-22, 08:07 AM

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Suspension forks on Touring Bikes

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Posted By Tourist in MSN

I rode for a day on a tour in 2016 with an...

I rode for a day on a tour in 2016 with an Italian, his bike is in the photo. I suspect it is aluminum, not steel. And I do not know if it has 26 or 29 inch wheels. My point is that you can tour on...

Forum: Touring

12-17-22, 08:01 AM

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Suspension forks on Touring Bikes

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Posted By Tourist in MSN

If you re-consider the 29 inch criteria and...

If you re-consider the 29 inch criteria and include 26 inch, I think that some but not all Surly Trolls could use a suspension fork, thus you would be looking at used and would have to know which...

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