Hello Light Tourers, Last week I did another one of those small training bike rides as part of my preparations for this summer's Great Divide Mountain Bike...
A while ago I decided that I wanted a bike that I could use for commuting, winter riding, and touring. My criteria was this... Had to have rack mounts and room...
I have been on an e-bender of sorts looking for touring answers, and shortly after finding this site and reading all the topics I think I found a fantastic...
First of all welcome to the group... didn't take you long to find it ;) (I'm the one from rbr that steered you over here.) Looks like that bag still requires...
... There is kind of collection of stuff up there! On my handlebars I've got a Jandd Handle Pak. It's designed to mount facing the rider, placing the weight...
Therein lies the problem. Im about to embark on my quest for a super light handlebar bag of my own design and making. Ill let you know how it goes. r...
The list has been pretty quiet. Have we said all there is to say? I really enjoyed Kent Peterson's post about his overnighter last week. That is the kind of...
Hi All I'm Jim, you can call me Saltheart. I'm a 44yr old single caucasian Christian male. I'm new to cycleing and hope to do an extended road trip come the...
I've gone from solo fully loaded, to group rides where they carry all my gear (AIDS Lifecycle from SF to LA, twice), and am tending back toward solo touring....
... I hope not. Nobody has really discussed the bikes themselves yet (?!?!) ... Interesting choice of wording. I see any touring where you carry your own...
... I sure hope not. My guess is that winter is not a great time to talk about touring. ... Originally, when we started this list, the idea is my mind was to...
... about 8 pounds. I hate to put on a rack and panniers that weigh more than that. ... I think that in most cases the rack and panniers is still the ideal ...
On Fri, 11 Feb 2005 14:48:32, Julian Simpson <julian.simpson@...> wrote: ... Questions: 1. What are the essential tools to carry? 2. Does anyone have...
... I found a site that makes titanium tools. None are bike specific but fortunately some tools for bikes are universal... I wonder what these titanium allen...
... I don't have much to add, but I wanted to say thanks for discussing this. It's currently what's on my mind right now and I'm wondering if I should bother...
... <maddox@p...> wrote:<snip> ... Hi - I posted pictures of my toolkit. Generally, that is all I carry. If I'm expecting to go through puncture vine territory...
Hi All Does anyone have knowledge of or experience with BOB trailers? I will be using a MTN bike for an extended road trip soon and am curious about them. Are...
Hi - I used a BOB trailer for one season. It weights in at 14 lbs with its bag. It tracks well and you can't overload it. You do have to watch coming...
Well the Chain Pup chain tool, and the associated 4/5/6mm combined allen wrenches weighed very little. Chain tool body was made from aluminum and very small, ...
Well, those Ti hex wrenches and other tools noted recently are pretty pricey, you can log on using "titanium" and "tools" to see the prices. A 4mm allen is...
I use a BOB Coz trailer with a Tour Easy, a BikeE CT and a hardtail mountain bike, not for touring but for shopping and utility use. I have had the same...
... Hi - That's truly scary. I've always thought that the best way to keep the weight down is to carefully consider what I'm going to need and then creatively...
I was thinking today about why I am having such a difficult time accepting the rack and pannier system of touring. I was re-reading something I was writing a...
I definitely think your onto something here. We've discussed in fair detail how to get away with a racing bike type setup and the options that are available...
To be honest I don't know what today's racks and panniers weigh but here are some points to consider. The racks are made from fairly heavy straight guage...
... like ... Why does this have to be the case? I also have no great fondness for panniers but pretty much every time I work through this problem a rack does...
Hi - I want to "weight" in on this discussion. I ride a Tour Easy Recumbent bike. It has a Zzipper fairing (windshield) and a small handlebar pack. The bike...
I have a customized Dahon Presto Lite that I use for weekend touring (2-4 day trips) without rack and panniers. To hold gear and water my setup is a Carradice...
I weighed my tent and sleeping bag yesterday, thinking they couldn't possibly weigh that much, and that spending money on new, lighter- weight gear might not...
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