Thank you all for the rapid replies!
Originally Posted by
Atlas Shrugged
Since you are planning on touring for a full year this bike is poorly suited for such a use. Also, note this bike has a 120kg weight limit. I would seriously revisit bike selection.
Originally Posted by
KC8QVO
_Jay_ I agree with Atlas - the bike you have is probably not the best choice.
I know is not the best one but is what I have and I'm in no position to buy a better bike for touring. for the factor of maximum weight, I think there will not be a problem. I weight around 52kg and the bike it's around 15 kg no more. So, there are still 53 kg to reach the limit and I hope I will not be carrying that much weight
Originally Posted by
Steve B.
Don’t go the rack and pannier route on the front, go the bikepacking route with large handlebar bag, then and if possible, use a rack on the rear with traditional panniers. Bike is the wrong bike though, for what you want to do and might cause trouble.
Yes the idea is to go with the "Ortlieb back-roller classic" and a steel rear rack (probably Tubus logo classic) to replace the current rack I have that is in aluminum.
The thing is I already bought the rear and front Ortlieb bags so... know I need a way to put the front ones.
Originally Posted by
KC8QVO
Wheels are very important. So are tires. Strong wheels will be needed to hold up to much loaded touring. You may want to post up your wheel details - at least the wheel size and spoke count. Since you mentioned the QR skewers - I assume these are conventional cone and race hubs. A tear down, degrease, inspection, and relube would be on my bucket list of "must do's" before any ride of much length. Make sure you have the correct tension set also when reassembling. Same goes for spokes.
For the tires, I bought "Schwalbe marathon plus tour 700x40". On the wheels there is written (Alexrims Etrto 622x19 6061h tawan) and the radius are "dt swiss champion 2.0 x 29".
And yes I have cones, I already opened them to look if they were in good condition and re-lubed them. On the bike I also changed all the drivetrain to have more "slow speed" and right now I have installed: "Cassette Shimano deore CS-M4100, 10 speed, 11-42" and "Chain wheel Shimano Deore FC-M4100-2, 36-26)
Originally Posted by
saddlesores
i've got an older BMC Alpenchallenge ac01 that i built up from the frame. mine has a steel fork with midfork rack bolts, a proper touring drivetrain and can handle 2" tires.
unfortunately, your stock ac02 is not suitable for loaded touring. sure, you "could" tour on it, but.....
you have a max 37mm tire clearance, 32-spoke wheels, and your 34:32 low gear is 29".
Nice to hear of your BMC. Like I said above I think with some changes I made it will work, or anyway is what I can bring right now with me.
Since it looks kinda complicated with the current fork I was thinking maybe to replace it. In a local store initially they gave me a "Pelago front rack with lowrider pannier support" but it doesn't work very well with the fork I have. I should put a really long axle and big spacers to make it fit.
This morning I spoke with them and another option could be to change the fork for a "Surly straggler fork" or "Surly disc trucker quick release fork", I don't know which model was but should be one of those two. But anyway to change the fork to a steel fork with eyelets to be able to fit a front rack easily.
To me it sounds like the best option and they also just give me back the money for the pelago or change it with the Suly fork.
what do you all think?
