Originally Posted by
X-LinkedRider
This is true. Carrying a bike is extremely counter-productive in the woods. Unless you HAVE to to section hike through a piece of unrideable territory, it is best to find a spot to chain your bike up to a tree and come back for it. Any bike strong enough to carry touring gear is probably too heavy to want to carry with you while hiking. (Extra 20+ lbs, + tools and that's if your tricross is on the LIGHT side.)
I'm not concerned with the total weight, I expect it to be 70 lbs. I have a section of tree-less semi arid bad lands cut up with cross drainage's to get
through to access the second half of my 20+ day tour. If I can't figure out a practical solution, I have to go around, adding several days to the tour, and it involves going through very remote and steep mountainous de-activated and washed out logging roads, now only used by ATVs. This detour would be too irresponsible to attempt without another 2-3 riders....I am touring solo.