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two 26" wheeled inbreds, one slotty, one regular dropout. One with 26" wheels, mine with 700ccs. I have size 12 feet and didnt drag my feet on my panniers 🙂
Over the alps last week 🙂
Here's mine, 531 Holdsworth that's seen a few miles now.
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[url= http://tracksterman.tumblr.com/archive ]Tracksterman[/url]There are some pictures of n On One tourer somewhere in this lot. Well worth a read though
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Mine fully laden
/Users/alanyoung/Pictures/15545_170680239573_591284573_2609558_2232138_n.jpg this might be a step too far , rigged for a three month plus winter tour one set of magura sl brakes and one set of spare pads [img]15545_170680239573[/img]
My solo tourer is this one - had the frame exactly half my life now (21 years). Originally had Campag MTB transmission and cantis, as it stands now (in the pic) it's more of an audax setup with a road groupset.
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And here's our touring tandem - Thorn 26" machine with a mix of bits. These pics were from our last trip before we became parents (summer 2004, from home to Monaco). Sorry about the Ronhills, but it was a bit nippy at the top of the Cayolle. I've just finished putting kiddicranks on the back for Alice's first proper trip with us next month 🙂
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The rear panniers are a pair of Freedom Bikepacking ones I bought when I was 15. Only just been retired this year, so did really well, but I don't think you can get them any more. Replaced them with some slightly bigger Altura ones. The fronts are Carradice - very good as well. Tent and Ortlieb camera bag strapped to the top, spare tyre on the back (just being paranoid on the Alpine trip).
"Top tips" I'd give for touring are make sure you've got tools to repair or bodge most potential mechanical problems (spare spokes, odd nuts and bolts, cable ties, duct tape are always useful). Keep all you stuff in plastic bags unless you know your panniers are 100% waterproof. Have a couple of extra bungees for strapping wet towels or coats on the top of the luggage to dry.
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And then towards the end of 3 weeks in Iceland...
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Touring tips: Take a spare mech hanger, oxo cubes make a good brew, and remember to stop talking to the bike when back in the company of others.
Not a great picture but this is my kaffenback. Sadly not used at all this year. I was so happy on this ride, I need to go touring again.
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Me and my Flo as we hit the outskirts of Santiago after a 10 day, 790km ride on the Camino de Santiago from St Jean Pied de Port in France, across the Pyrenees and then west through the north of Spain.
The Flo is absolutely superb as a touring bike, has the relevant rack mounts and also the (steel) frame breaksaway into two parts for ease of carriage. I think I was carrying about 9kg in the Vaude panniers.
My mate who I was riding with has since got a Cross Check, and I've just built a Fargo, and we're giving it some serious thought as to whether to do this again (it was just such a great experience) or something else like LEJOG off road.
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Some great pics and stories, keep them coming.
I'm still unsure of what to get or where to go but i am certain that I have to get away somewhere.
Thanks again,
BB
Have you got a rigid MTB? You could use that for your first trip. I don't think I'd be looking to buy a bike for a 1 week tour unless I was intending to take it up more regularly.
If you are, you could get a 456/Inbred cheapie frame and build an expediton tourer around that or poke around for a good s/h 700c tour specific bike (e.g. Galaxy et al). There's loads around.
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No still can't get the size right but the yellow trailer is for wood and apples and the one-wheeled trailer is also for apples and other stuff like shopping. Click on them enlarges them
Fully laden, not strictly a tourer though 🙂
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Knew I could do it if tried hard enough. Apologies for earlier ones ran out of editing time. Got these 2 very tall compost bins of freecycle 12 miles there 12 back much easier on way back as wind behind. Went of route on the way back to call at a pub and snapped of derailleur. Friend (so called!) picked me up and charged me one compost bin. Bin presently occupied by honeybees
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Surpriseingly light and strong trailer been of road to collect firewood luckly I go downhill into the village as full load of unseasoned wood quite heavy.
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Autumn cider production in progress (34 gallons last year aiming higher this year) Not to far to trees. all with in 3 miles should use yellow trailer as normally overload single wheeled trailer.
That child looks bored
Did he know he was going on tour or did you tell me he was going to the shop to get some sweets????slugwash
That child looks boredslugwash
Did he know he was going on tour or did you tell me he was going to the shop to get some sweets????
If he behaves himself and shuts up for the next 60 kilometres then I might buy him some sweeties 😉
Jose had no end of problems with her hayes nines in eastern europe last year. bags got loaded on upturned brake levers and the pin thing got popped out. she couldnt find anyone anywhere to sort it, so rode with one brake all holiday.
when we built her inbred up she insisted on cables, so she has BB7s, and i really cant see what could go wrong with them, they are ideal
Im glad i had disks in the alps. descending some of, and THE highest road in europe, getting lairy on the corners was great fun, but when your companions RIMS are steaming at the bottom.
if i was them i would have taken it a bit easier, but i dont think they knew exactly how hot they were getting.
also, if worst comes to the worst, but you have planned ahead, you could remove a borked brake caliper, and buy a V brake in a shop for not a whole lot. Just make sure you have canti mounts on the frame and built your rims up with braking surfaces
that or just use one brake (not ideal on a hill though)
i have nines on my bike, about 6 years old and never been touched. they have been on 4 or more bikes with no problems, never been bled.
i just added a plaster over the bleed port so i wasnt temping fate when we went away 🙂
Not used it properly yet!
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Lightweight early morning beach touring
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3 months round nz camping
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1 week in mull
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2 days on WHW
I like to travel light. 4.5 days and 820Km across France, with camping gear:
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