My touring rig - post yours
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Re: My touring rig - post yours
Postby roobs » Wed Oct 21, 2009 2:16 am
Like Hartley, I too dream of one day having a Rohloff hub.
And there it is.
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Re: My touring rig - post yours
Postby garyper » Fri Oct 23, 2009 10:38 pm
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Re: My touring rig - post yours
Postby mylesau » Fri Oct 23, 2009 11:07 pm
Rode it to work for the first time today - considering the tyres I've got on it, it was pretty fast. I've still got to find somewhere to buy some narrower (1.75 or 2") Marathon Supremes for commuting on. What tyres are you getting on your Raven Tours?
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Re: My touring rig - post yours
Postby garyper » Sat Oct 24, 2009 7:35 am
It would be nice if Customs didn't notice two bikes but they aren't Nomad's that can be broken in two so I am not getting my hopes up. I dont mind I still think they are good value especially with our exchange rate at the moment.
Cheers
Gary
Re: My touring rig - post yours
Postby fkp86 » Sat Oct 24, 2009 1:47 pm
There`s a crazy guy journal by a bloke riding around India on one which you might find interesting. With the way airline policies are heading, having the couplers will be an increasing advantage.
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Re: My touring rig - post yours
Postby garyper » Sun Oct 25, 2009 4:48 pm
Hopefully in a couple of weeks I'll be posting another entry.
Cheers
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Re: My touring rig - post yours
Postby Zac150 » Sun Oct 25, 2009 7:04 pm
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Re: My touring rig - post yours
Postby hartleymartin » Sun Oct 25, 2009 8:35 pm
http://raleightwenty.webs.com - the top web resource for the Raleigh Twenty
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Re: My touring rig - post yours
Postby il padrone » Sun Oct 25, 2009 8:51 pm
Location was the Savage River bridge in western Tasmania. Trek T100 with Tubus racks, BOB trailer and full Ortlieb bags. It was one heavy beast and some of the hills we rode down were terrifying
"An unjustified and unethical imposition on a healthy activity."
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Re: My touring rig - post yours
Postby Zac150 » Sun Oct 25, 2009 9:17 pm
The extra space in the trailer really came in handy on the rail trail; it was needed to carry the wine we brought along the way. Very civilised way to tour on a bike.
Rail Trail
On road to Wheelers Hut Kosciouszko NP.
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Re: My touring rig - post yours
Postby X-wing » Sun Oct 25, 2009 9:50 pm
Can I also say, Zac150, that the first photo made me go 'awwwwww'. Great photo, with the bottle and the doll and the book... she looks very content.
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Re: My touring rig - post yours
Postby hartleymartin » Mon Oct 26, 2009 12:38 am
http://raleightwenty.webs.com - the top web resource for the Raleigh Twenty
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Re: My touring rig - post yours
Postby Zac150 » Mon Oct 26, 2009 10:44 am
As X-Wing says this thread has not just "opened my mind as to what constitutes a 'bike for touring'" but also what constitutes a "bike tour". Riding with kiddie in tow we tend to stay off the road, so have kept to mountain trails and rail trails and in doing so have come across some great places.
This may need a different thread but would love to hear about peoples favourite bike tours and / or best camping sports.
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Re: My touring rig - post yours
Postby X-wing » Mon Oct 26, 2009 7:30 pm
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Re: My touring rig - post yours
Postby rustguard » Mon Oct 26, 2009 8:12 pm
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Re: My touring rig - post yours
Postby il padrone » Mon Oct 26, 2009 8:25 pm
Eventually we had both kids in it, then when the payload got to be too great one went onto a tandem with kiddie-cranks and later the youngest rode a tag-along behind a single bike. We rode on bike paths, country roads, forest trails, early rail-trails and suburban streets. I well remember riding alonng Dorset Rd near home, not a quiet road at all. Many parents would be horrified at riding this road, but with the trailer it was such a high-visibility vehicle that all cars gave us a huge margin of room - all changing a full lane clear. We never had any concerns about traffic when riding with the trailer.
"An unjustified and unethical imposition on a healthy activity."
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Re: My touring rig - post yours
Postby Zac150 » Mon Oct 26, 2009 9:08 pm
I am really looking forward (hoping) to more rail trails opening up as these are great for touring with the family.
Character? My family would suggest it shows my stubborn side! But seriously I think it is great to get kids out and about and experiencing something different.
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Re: My touring rig - post yours
Postby V17L » Mon Oct 26, 2009 10:41 pm
Wish I had done that with our kids, but I have only got into riding recently.
great stuff, great rigs as well
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Re: My touring rig - post yours
Postby Mike Ayling » Fri Oct 30, 2009 2:37 pm
2007 Surly LHT. Tubus duo front rack, Minoura rear rack, Bontrager Race Lite 622 X 32 slicks.
mod edit - fixed image
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Re: My touring rig - post yours
Postby Aushiker » Fri Oct 30, 2009 10:01 pm
Here is my evolution ...
Giant Boulder SE (now sold)
Current setups are now a
Giant XTC 2 for off-road touring
and a Surly Long Haul Trucker for road touring
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Re: My touring rig - post yours
Postby MTBRuss » Sat Oct 31, 2009 7:02 am
Don't own a roady, so my dually with suspension locked out had to do. This photo on a salt lake just off the road near Norseman.
A sacrificial lamb; $50 buck bike did the job just fine on Fraser Island:
... And a couple of photos from the CSR from this ride: http://adventuruss.com/blog1.php/2009/03/12/gallery:
Sorry I don't know how to size photos here.
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Postby Aushiker » Sat Oct 31, 2009 11:20 am
HiMTBRuss wrote:Sorry I don't know how to size photos here.
Thanks for sharing. I resized your images for you using http://cyclebucket.com.
Regards
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Re: My touring rig - post yours
Postby mylesau » Sun Nov 01, 2009 6:19 pm
In the bush.
On the gravel track.
On the gravel track II.
Out of the sun for a little while.
Free standing in soft sand - the only way through this stuff is to get off and push - unless you've got some Surly Endomorph's maybe
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Re: My touring rig - post yours
Postby Mike Ayling » Sun Nov 01, 2009 8:24 pm
Those are some kick ass tyres on your desert bike!
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Re: My touring rig - post yours
Postby il padrone » Sun Nov 01, 2009 8:47 pm
"An unjustified and unethical imposition on a healthy activity."
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