Originally Posted by
SpeedofLite
You're welcome. As are all others every time!
What issues, if any other than load weight, did you have with your Blue Ridge?
If the set-ups had been equal, how do you think the Blue Ridge would have compared to the Expedition?
I was pretty much a touring novice when I started my tour on the Litespeed Blue Ridge.
After 2500 miles on it over 50 some odd days I learned a lot.
I think it was a worthy tourer that did not let me down although somewhat flexy loaded heavy.
That tour on the Litespeed started on the coast of Oregon and after reaching Portland I recall Joe Kurmaskie, The Metal Cowboy, kindly putting us up for the night.
Joe's an 'off the charts'
touring guru and author.
He helped me go through my gear advising on the stuff I did not need.
I think I shipped around 13 to 14 pounds of stuff home.
In hindsight I think the Expedition was a more stable and less flexy bike loaded and unloaded.
Perhaps the geometry was also a bit more relaxed on the Expedition.
I'm not sure I can quantify it very well.
The Expedition just clicked with me more and seemed a better load carrying bike with my tendency to carry too much.