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Old 09-21-25 | 06:02 AM
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Bikes: 1961 Ideor, 1966 Perfekt 3 Speed AB Hub, 1994 Bridgestone MB-6, 2006 Airnimal Joey, 2009 Thorn Sherpa, 2013 Thorn Nomad MkII, 2015 VO Pass Hunter, 2017 Lynskey Backroad, 2017 Raleigh Gran Prix, 1980s Bianchi Mixte on a trainer. Others are now gone.

Originally Posted by TiHabanero
... As it is, I am not complaining about weight at all when the bicycle that I favor for touring comes in at over 35 pounds with racks!
A lot of people on this forum like to brag about how light their touring bikes are, but I think that your weight is closer to the norm. My titanium bike with racks, pump, fenders, lights, the tires I tour on, etc., tips the scale at 34.8 pounds. My medium touring bike with steel frame is at 38.1, I don't want to say what my heavy duty expedition bike weighs, it is too embarrassing.

Eight years ago I finally replaced my 2.8 kg tent with a 1.6 kg tent that I bought on a great sale price for bike touring. (I use grams, not pounds for my camping gear.) I had been watching for that tent to go on a good sale for over a year.
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