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05-06-19, 07:59 AM
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Specifically what bike do you have? Make? Model? Year? I assume it's stock..no significant changes since purchased?
A photo would be great as well(we like photos..
I'd guess your bike is a good candidate for what you want to do. If we know the specific bike we might be able to highlight any general concerns.
05-06-19, 08:10 AM
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Doesnt matter also about 21 speeds, that will work fine.
We once did a two day thing around the islands, staying at a small local motel one night and doing two diff day rides around.
The motel unfortunately doesnt exit anymore as far as I can tell, probably damaged from that big storm that did so much flooding and damage to the area about 10 years ago, Hurricane somethingorother.
05-06-19, 09:20 AM
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Ride what you got, and don't worry about it.
Then if you decide you might like a different bike, you'll want to remember that not all drop bar bikes are set up with the bars 6" below the saddle. With the right stem (and spacers if the new bike has a threadless headset), you should be able to get even drop bars up even with the saddle, or an inch or two above. It's really nice to have a bunch of different hand positions, so you can move them around every 10-15 minutes.
Then if you decide you might like a different bike, you'll want to remember that not all drop bar bikes are set up with the bars 6" below the saddle. With the right stem (and spacers if the new bike has a threadless headset), you should be able to get even drop bars up even with the saddle, or an inch or two above. It's really nice to have a bunch of different hand positions, so you can move them around every 10-15 minutes.
05-06-19, 09:29 AM
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Ride what you got, and don't worry about it.
Then if you decide you might like a different bike, you'll want to remember that not all drop bar bikes are set up with the bars 6" below the saddle. With the right stem (and spacers if the new bike has a threadless headset), you should be able to get even drop bars up even with the saddle, or an inch or two above. It's really nice to have a bunch of different hand positions, so you can move them around every 10-15 minutes.
Then if you decide you might like a different bike, you'll want to remember that not all drop bar bikes are set up with the bars 6" below the saddle. With the right stem (and spacers if the new bike has a threadless headset), you should be able to get even drop bars up even with the saddle, or an inch or two above. It's really nice to have a bunch of different hand positions, so you can move them around every 10-15 minutes.
My wife was convinced that dropbars were "uncomfortable"---took me nearly 20 years to convince here by finally getting a bike that had the proper seat to bars distance, AND a good, slightly higher than seat bars position.
Its obvious that all dropbar bikes she had ridden were too big for her, so much to far distance seat to bars, and they were probably low also.
Changing hand positions all the time is key to body comfort, so even with a great fit and bars position, I switch up my hand positions on my dropbar bikes ALL the time, I dont even think about it anymore, but every few minutes or so, I switch--it changes the hand pressures, changes the neck angle, changes the back angle and muscles
straight bars without bar end thingees are the worst for this, as you whole body is locked into this one position.
05-06-19, 02:51 PM
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No need to carry all of your stuff, and there is nothing wrong with wanting to avoid camping or take an organized tour. I've been bike touring for decades, and not once have I carried a sleeping bag or a cooking pot. I do credit card touring, and everything I take squeezes into two panniers, a daypack (which I strap to the top of the rear rack), a fanny pack, and a small "wedge" pack under the seat (for a few basic tools). I am not a mechanical wunderkind, so if something happens to my bike that is beyond my skill set, I have always managed to hobble to a bicycle shop.
05-06-19, 03:25 PM
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05-06-19, 05:41 PM
#32
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so there ;-)
lake champlain was fine, it was later in Vermont and etc that it was kinda hard and had to walk sometimes.
but I didnt know any better and still had a good time.
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