So here's my update on the world traveler guy, his YT is > The Sunday Ride.
His bike is a Cube something. It has thru axle hubs of course. He was down 5 spokes before he got a new wheel. All they had was a 20H race wheel. LOL.
A machinist did rethread his left pedal ok. Haven't seen his latest videos in India.
And then 3 buddies joined him for 2 weeks. One of them got his mini velo hit by a car. He was not hurt but the frame snapped both tubes at the head tube. LOL. Got welded and on their way.
Yesterday I found a couple more deFaileur guys. Both had heavy rear loads.
One was a new tourer 55+ from Sacramento doing the Pac NW. He broke 1 or 2 spokes three times, about $65. Still a POS budget bike.
The other was two 30s inexperienced guys doing Vietnam. They bought likely 650B bikes for $500 in Hanoi. They started the hard way to the mountains from Hanoi, then went to the beaches, but made it most of the way I think and finished in Saigon.
1,931 km > 6 flats, 14 broken spokes, 2 broken racks and 1 new tire. LOL. They still had lots of fun and clowning around.
Last edited by GamblerGORD53; 12-12-23 at 04:39 PM.