720km, 7 days. It was very warm and we drank insane amounts of liquids. I suspect we could have avoided more cities, but the route was basically direct as possible.
Very happy with how my bike handled. 35mm Continental GP Urban tyres felt confident on gravel and are big enough to ride over cobbles, pavement edges and broken roads without concern. 42/32 MTB crankset and 11-34 cassette gave me enough gear range to never have issues on climbs. On long downhills I did spin out. This time I added the small 4 litre panniers which allowed me to bring some luxuries (extra bibs). I didn't notice any drag from them, compared to full size panniers. I'm also experimenting with ceramic brake pads on the front, and they seem to wear down the pads and the disc faster than semi metallic pads. The stopping power was very consistent but not very bity
by MonsterKabouter