Originally Posted by
Lionheart
Hi everyone,
I'm about to try my first self contained tour. This is my current plan. Please tell me what won't work.
The tour:
The tour will be a short (1 week) one. Boston to Niagara Falls. I'm planning on mostly camping and not cooking but simply dining out for dinners and snacking at convenience stores.
The bike:
My commuter bike is a Specialized Tri Cross
The gear:
My bike is outfitted with a Gary Fisher Interchange rear rack. No front rack yet.
I've got 2 Arkel XM28 panniers.
I think this might not give me the carrying capacity I'm gonna need for the essentials (tent, thermarest, sl. bag, clothing and such). Does anyone have an opinion or advice?
Thanks
Danny
Couple of things, I notice you're from VA and you say you're "about to try". I hope you don't mean any time real soon as it's still pretty much winter up here. Maybe a mild winter, admittedly, but still a challenging time to try a first time bike tour in that area.