Pictures of your loaded rigs?
01-06-23, 05:54 AM
#4701
live life
My new bombtrack arise tour fully loaded
Still trying to bond with it, it's hard letting go of the old dawes but so far so good.
01-09-23, 02:47 AM
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Originally Posted by M1T
A friend of mine from Cambridge, UK pulled up stakes and moved to Thailand 5 or so years ago. He does a lot of brevets (think thats the correct term) and cycles all over SE Asia. Before he moved there permanently, he flew from the UK to Hanoi, bought a cheap Schwinn bike on the street, fixed some panniers to it somehow (wasn't a touring bike per se) and rode to Malaysia, solo. Geoff Jones (late 60's now) if you ever run across a Brit on some quiet backroad... He loves it there and I doubt he's ever move back.
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01-12-23, 07:57 AM
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01-12-23, 01:02 PM
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Ah, I thought your "meh" was about the tandem experience, but I guess you always have the "meh"
I was out today remarking on how much a difference it made going from 5 to 4.5 psi on my four inchers. Always takes a bit of adjustment adapting to how much squish one can get away with, especially as I was out on the fattie not that long ago with no snow but hard frozen earth, so a lot more pressure needed with the speed.
I was out today remarking on how much a difference it made going from 5 to 4.5 psi on my four inchers. Always takes a bit of adjustment adapting to how much squish one can get away with, especially as I was out on the fattie not that long ago with no snow but hard frozen earth, so a lot more pressure needed with the speed.
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02-20-23, 03:39 PM
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My Long Haul Trucker loitering in Tonapah NV with 14l of fluids onboard. 170 miles to next shop in Ely.
02-20-23, 04:53 PM
#4710
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Originally Posted by irc
My Long Haul Trucker loitering in Tonapah NV with 14l of fluids onboard. 170 miles to next shop in Ely.
but 14 litres, ooof, thats 14kgs or 30 bloody pounds, talk about making your bike as heavy feeling as the Titanic.
but I get it, not having enough water and food, but especially water, is no fun, and geez, nearly 275 kms until the next supply spot, thats a good long way.
are you there now?
02-20-23, 07:26 PM
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The handling was actually fine. The weight was well spread. Two low down in each front pannier, 3.5 in frame bottles, and 7 split between the rear panniers. Even going uphill I can't say it was a huge difference. I'm about 220 pounds depending how long I've been on tour. Call it 30 for the bike and 30 base weight for camping gear. A bit of food. So roughly 10% more weight with the fluids on board. of course not every bike could do it but my LHT was rock solid.
There was nothing between the two towns. Hence why most people biking across NV go Route 50. At the end of the day it's the USA. Get stuck and flag a car down. There was a dozen cars an hour or something like that.
There was nothing between the two towns. Hence why most people biking across NV go Route 50. At the end of the day it's the USA. Get stuck and flag a car down. There was a dozen cars an hour or something like that.
02-20-23, 07:36 PM
#4712
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Ya, my troll was generally well behaved also with a good load. As you say, distributing it around and low makes a big difference. I'm a lot lighter than you, so tend to notice extra weight, but then there's the factor of getting more and more touring fit, so extra weight doesn't affect as much when we are stronger.
On the central america trip, I did carry more spares and stuff, so a bit heavier than usual due to spare tire etc etc, but I have the bike set up with good low gearing--which I'm sure will be handy with steep stuff in Scotland.
Here's the lump by the way
On the central america trip, I did carry more spares and stuff, so a bit heavier than usual due to spare tire etc etc, but I have the bike set up with good low gearing--which I'm sure will be handy with steep stuff in Scotland.
Here's the lump by the way
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02-22-23, 11:56 AM
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Originally Posted by djb
Hey senor vignette, clean your damn bike for once will ya!
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Gold Fever Three days of dirt in Colorado
Pokin' around the Poconos A cold ride around Lake Erie
Dinosaurs in Colorado A mountain bike guide to the Purgatory Canyon dinosaur trackway
Solo Without Pie. The search for pie in the Midwest.
Picking the Scablands. Washington and Oregon, 2005. Pie and spiders on the Columbia River!
Days of Wineless Roads. Bed and Breakfasting along the KATY
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02-22-23, 11:58 AM
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Originally Posted by djb
Ya, my troll was generally well behaved also with a good load. As you say, distributing it around and low makes a big difference. I'm a lot lighter than you, so tend to notice extra weight, but then there's the factor of getting more and more touring fit, so extra weight doesn't affect as much when we are stronger.
On the central america trip, I did carry more spares and stuff, so a bit heavier than usual due to spare tire etc etc, but I have the bike set up with good low gearing--which I'm sure will be handy with steep stuff in Scotland.
Here's the lump by the way
On the central america trip, I did carry more spares and stuff, so a bit heavier than usual due to spare tire etc etc, but I have the bike set up with good low gearing--which I'm sure will be handy with steep stuff in Scotland.
Here's the lump by the way
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Gold Fever Three days of dirt in Colorado
Pokin' around the Poconos A cold ride around Lake Erie
Dinosaurs in Colorado A mountain bike guide to the Purgatory Canyon dinosaur trackway
Solo Without Pie. The search for pie in the Midwest.
Picking the Scablands. Washington and Oregon, 2005. Pie and spiders on the Columbia River!
Days of Wineless Roads. Bed and Breakfasting along the KATY
Twisting Down the Alley. Misadventures in tornado alley.
Stuart Black
Gold Fever Three days of dirt in Colorado
Pokin' around the Poconos A cold ride around Lake Erie
Dinosaurs in Colorado A mountain bike guide to the Purgatory Canyon dinosaur trackway
Solo Without Pie. The search for pie in the Midwest.
Picking the Scablands. Washington and Oregon, 2005. Pie and spiders on the Columbia River!
Days of Wineless Roads. Bed and Breakfasting along the KATY
Twisting Down the Alley. Misadventures in tornado alley.
03-02-23, 07:50 AM
#4715
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Originally Posted by cyccommute
So color co-ordination isn’t your thing, huh? I just can’t live that way. I even go so far as co-ordinating my background
Funny, and yup, I had the rear only orange ones because I liked the bright colour for safety, but already had the grey front ones were newer and the lighter Plus versions, so didnt buy orange front ones, and then I got the rackpack yellow bag used years and years ago, so yellow it was!
so a hodge podge, but nope, I don't particularly care, egads, and I have a fine arts degree to boot!
03-02-23, 08:57 AM
#4716
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Out on a shake down ride with a new Nelson Longflap saddlebag and sturdy 32 spoke HED Belgium plus wheels with White Industries Hubs on a Specialized Diverge with the 105, 11 speed groupset. My aging back means that I will be using hotels when possible, but I'm still carrying a cook set, Tarptent Protrail, Montbell Downhugger sleeping bag and a Thermorest NeoAir for emergencies and for areas where accommodation is sparse.
