Originally Posted by
X-LinkedRider
Wow, We have some seriously nice rigs in here this year. Great build MTBMaven. Nice jamis, without some weight in the front you will notice the weirdness in the weight displacement going up hills. Looks like you are very lightly packed and have conserved a lot of weight. I am interested in what you have packed and how long you plan on being on the road at any given time.
thanks, this was actually just a 3 day weekend trip so i had all i needed (plus some fireworks

and ya front bags/rack are next on the list as the weight was awkward. I also realized that while my 39/53 crank is workable, a triple would be nice..