Originally Posted by
Kabuto
The photos of this bike above the luggage options you're using on it were a great help for me in preparing for a ride I did along the Shimanami Kaido back in October 2018, and the Shimanami Kaido + Tobishima Kaido in November 2020. So a very belated thank you for that! FWIW the load capacity of the Tern Luggage Truss works just fine for me, and I suspect the 7kg figure is quite conservative anyway. Any more than 7kg total and you're carrying to much stuff!
Dahon Speed D8 (modded to 10 speed with Zee RD - again thanks for the tip) on (near) Okumura Island, Seto Inland Sea, October 2018
Tern X11 on Kamikamagari Island, Seto Inland Sea, November 2020.
I hope to tour Japan (Kyushu), hopefully later this year. I see that you carried no tent suggesting that you were finding lodging along the way. Is this correct? If so, can you share your experience on the range and ubiquity of accommodation along the way. Thanks.