Wish I grab some more photos before I left. Just wanted to leave before it got too late!
Got my rack and ended up getting everything set up, I decided to ride 25 miles out for a test night and everything went well! The weight of the bike honestly didn’t slow me down that much except for the steeper Hills, I just felt so free not having anything on my back. I am planning to move a little bit of the weight upfront. I feel like I’m ready for a longer trip, going to plan a route and hopefully get it done this year, I’m going to bring a real camera and make a full video on it!! I’m going to my bike a little tuneup and figure out some small things to potentially improve the weight situation. Now time to craw my way home.
Yes, I did cut down the red strap that is wrapped around my hub in the photo !
by sandernote809
8 Comments
It’s so beautiful. 😭
And I thought my long haul trucker was heavy with about 30 lbs of stuff on it!
Does that include food and water? If not do you have space for food and water.
How actually heavy is the bike\gear would you say? How strong of a cyclist are you normally\avg speed on flats\ what distance do you ride vs what is your speed on flats on this bike and what distance did you ride?
Next year I plan to do some touring and knowing myself I will probably need to carry more gear than most to be comfortable. I appreciate anything you share>
How slow will you go?
Slow, steady and comfortable wins.
Hell yeah! I like this way more than the ultra light, bare bones set ups.
https://preview.redd.it/el4gmuedy3qf1.jpeg?width=3814&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=fd2424df542645b7be15fbc0869f4686c320fa91
I towed around 60lbs with 3L of water in frame , was tough on hills, all that weight on bike would actually maybe be easier, but I like the trailer for the simple organizing, but it is def a drag on any tech single climbs. They now make a Robert Smith Axle project axle for the Orbea Wild FS , so my next one will be two 750kw batteries and a full suspension enduro emtb , two batteries will give me some more range and crushing climbs with the ability to shred single when the trailer and camping set up has been a long time dream.