I met gentleman today in Goslar Germany. He's cycling for 50 days to celebrate his 50th birthday. We had a nice long chat while waiting for a train. Very nice guy and cool bike.
I’d love to get in the headspace of people who go on long cycle tours on bikes that are designed for cruising or popping 2 miles down the road to the shops. Seems wild to me, still, if it makes them happy!
I’d be terrified riding that bike down an alpine descent, but then maybe he’s not doing that.
Hopto82 on
No clue how his arms or legs car reach from that saddle position!
firewire_9000 on
I’m guessing there is not a single hill in his journey, not even a 1% one. 🤣
BalorNG on
Ouchies, those tires must have humongous rolling resistance, it must suck for loaded touring… Likely they are pumped for very high pressure, which kind of eliminates the purpose of fat tires, but it does look cool, “low-profile rubber” vibe.
I actually have a similar-ish diy bent, which I didn’t actually tour on yet, it is actually reasonably fast, I can average 16mph over reasonably long distances.
A version with rear road tire is full 2mph faster tho, despite not being quite finised, but not great for bad roads.
With me weighting 260-ish pounds, I’m a “loaded tourer” even in my underpants heh.
Brave man. I would personally have chosen for a bike with a back and front rack, so I would be able to put al that stuff which he has at his handlebars in one bag, and just attack it on the back or front rack.
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wow what a delightfully curious bike!
I’d love to get in the headspace of people who go on long cycle tours on bikes that are designed for cruising or popping 2 miles down the road to the shops. Seems wild to me, still, if it makes them happy!
I’d be terrified riding that bike down an alpine descent, but then maybe he’s not doing that.
No clue how his arms or legs car reach from that saddle position!
I’m guessing there is not a single hill in his journey, not even a 1% one. 🤣
Ouchies, those tires must have humongous rolling resistance, it must suck for loaded touring… Likely they are pumped for very high pressure, which kind of eliminates the purpose of fat tires, but it does look cool, “low-profile rubber” vibe.
I actually have a similar-ish diy bent, which I didn’t actually tour on yet, it is actually reasonably fast, I can average 16mph over reasonably long distances.
A version with rear road tire is full 2mph faster tho, despite not being quite finised, but not great for bad roads.
With me weighting 260-ish pounds, I’m a “loaded tourer” even in my underpants heh.
https://preview.redd.it/v6bmnl9subrd1.png?width=1440&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6e2e002a057706ebede5e5beaea8f5912edcae84
Brave man. I would personally have chosen for a bike with a back and front rack, so I would be able to put al that stuff which he has at his handlebars in one bag, and just attack it on the back or front rack.