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Tagged with touring bikepacking
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What are the advantages of a trekking bike versus a touring bike?
I have been travelling on a trekking bike for some time now. When I bought it back in 2020, the salesman said that trekking bikes are the better touring bikes. Now a friend wants to buy a bike for ...
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Reasonable daily distance for cycle touring?
Planning a bike packing with a friend immediately after finals, meaning we have no time to train. Will be cycling for around a month through Europe, on road bikes.
I ride a lot but my friend hasn’t ...
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different front and rear tires for bike packing
I plan to do a 1000 km bike packing/touring around West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia. The route consist of 70% tarmac (transition between towns through jungle mountain pass) and 30% gravel (Smooth,chunky ...
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Bike touring: looking for climb per day boundaries
I am planning a trip to the balkans through the mountains.
The total distance I want to travel is not a lot, but there is a lot of climbing and I am trying to get a better grasp on the limits the ...
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How can I prevent bicycle theft while bikepacking?
I’m planning a multi-day gravel ride with a few friends. We would have to sleep in public campgrounds, which are also full of people because of the camping season. What is the best way to secure our ...
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Riding Loveland Pass, Colorado
I'll soon be attempting Loveland Pass west of Denver unsupported and would like to hear of any experiences and/or recommendations from others who have done it or another high mountain pass in the ...
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touring weight distribution
I have a cross bike with two back ortliebs,
a 6 liter top tube bag
https://www.rei.com/product/877045/revelate-designs-tangle-bike-frame-bag-large
Frame bag (the long one below toptube)
and a ...
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What are the reasons for using a cradle with a handlebar mounted drybag?
I am talking about things like the cradles that Salsa and Revelate make. The most obvious reason seems to be to keep the drybag away from cable and cable housings. However, on my particular bicycle, I ...
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Will strapping salsa anything cages on my suspension fork damage it?
Will strapping salsa anything cages on my suspension fork damage it? I'm considering bikepacking, and don't have a rigid fork on the bike I would like to use.
I would likely be carrying something ...
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