Old 08-02-23 | 07:40 AM
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Atlas Shrugged
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Originally Posted by _Jay_
Thank you all for the rapid replies!


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


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.


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)


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?
For clarity; the frame is not configured for touring, geometry is wrong, gearing is wrong, handlebars are wrong, wheels are insufficient, tires are wrong, fork is wrong and the remaining components are not set up for long distance touring. Now we are talking about replacing fork etc. Sell the bike and purchase a good quality adventure bike and sell upon return. This is not the same as a week or two across EuroVelo 1 the demand placed on a bike and individual on a one year tour are extreme. If you don’t have adequate funds to start properly how you going to last one year and deal with these issues on the road?

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