Originally Posted by
Frenzen
I plan on riding long distances for 3-4 weeks around 50-100 miles a day and ideally I’ll have tent (ideally under 2 pounds) with a sleeping bag, and I will probably will need basic cooking tools but I’ll have only one weeks of food at a time and have someone send me food and I will pick it up. I’m not sure how I can fit a month of clothes tho, that’s something I’ve not figured out yet.
You aren’t proposing anything out of the ordinary in terms of bicycle touring. 50 to 100 miles per day is fairly normal although 100 miles is on the high side for most people. It’s tough to ride that far and then make camp, clean up, cook food, clean dishes, etc.
You also seem to be misunderstanding some of the ideas of bicycle touring. Yes, shelter and food preparation are important but you don’t need to carry a week of food at a time nor have someone send you more along the way. Personally, I carry 3 days of food (evening and breakfast) and purchase replacement as I travel. I find that trying to purchase food each day is difficult as I’m not near a grocery store every day. I can usually find something along the way every few days.
As to clothing, you don’t need to carry a month of clothing. Lots of people wash every day…something more to add to the list of things that are hard to do after 100 miles of riding. I can’t stand doing laundry that often. I carry 3 sets of bicycle clothes (and wear one) along with one set of “street clothes” (and some extra underwear and socks). At the end of about 3 days, I do the laundry all together in a machine at a laundromat, hotel laundry, or laundry at a commercial campground.
My clothing, by the way, is packed individually in either bags or zip locks so that all I have to do it to grab a bag in the morning to get dressed. I find organization is far better than just throwing stuff into a bag and rummaging through it.
Be flexible and experiment.
Finally, on bicycles, don’t be afraid to consider aluminum touring bikes. Cannondale has made great bikes for a long time.