Originally Posted by
staehpj1
Maybe, but I can see that leading to blood shed unless he is a lot stronger than the other two. A slower bike and a heavier load will be a huge handicap in the mountains. In flatter country you could help a bit by letting him draft.
Another approach is to take turns pulling a trailer. I met a father and son who were doing that successfully.
Yeah, I was half joking about making him carry all the gear. But if he really IS a much stronger cyclist it would work. Alternatively, if two or more riders were approximately the same size, they could swap bikes on the big grades to even up the effort. The trailer's a great idea too but it sounds like this group is planning to travel really light so maybe overkill or maybe not.