Build questions
08-19-10 | 08:11 AM
#26
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Ok, here is my last argument for 26" and then I'm out.
On a tour that long you are almost definitely going to wear through a set of rims. Almost every tour journal out there that goes for more than a year has people cracking rims eventually. They only last so long. What are you going to do when that happens? Also without a doubt you will wear through your first set of tires, if not your second and third.
Mail ordering a bike rim in the middle of Ecuador is a lot different than doing it in the states. You could be waiting for weeks and paying huge import fees.
Lastly I've ridden identical LHT builds with 700c and 26" wheels. They both ride great, and the 26" bike didn't feel at all slower.
If you are dead set on doing this definitely plan to replace your rims before you leave the states, they'll be near the end of their life anyway.
Good luck.
On a tour that long you are almost definitely going to wear through a set of rims. Almost every tour journal out there that goes for more than a year has people cracking rims eventually. They only last so long. What are you going to do when that happens? Also without a doubt you will wear through your first set of tires, if not your second and third.
Mail ordering a bike rim in the middle of Ecuador is a lot different than doing it in the states. You could be waiting for weeks and paying huge import fees.
Lastly I've ridden identical LHT builds with 700c and 26" wheels. They both ride great, and the 26" bike didn't feel at all slower.
If you are dead set on doing this definitely plan to replace your rims before you leave the states, they'll be near the end of their life anyway.
Good luck.
08-19-10 | 09:51 AM
#27
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Just to add to your worst nightmare... Apparently BC grow ops are training black bears to defend their plants. This means Bears are on a gateway drug, by the time you get here it could be crack!
https://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/afp/10081...mals_marijuana
Also, don't charge grizzlies then spit on them:
https://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1811001/posts
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-AVr...eature=related
https://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/afp/10081...mals_marijuana
Also, don't charge grizzlies then spit on them:
https://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1811001/posts
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-AVr...eature=related
Last edited by NoReg; 08-19-10 at 10:12 AM.
08-21-10 | 01:45 PM
#28
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From: Austin, TX
Bikes: 2002 Litespeed Vortex, 2010 Specialized Tricross Expert,2008 Gary Fischer Hi Fi Carbon, 2002 Specialized S-Works hard tail, 1990 Kestrel KM 40
Well, don't forget about Sasquatch. They're much bigger and sneakier than bears. They usually leave people alone, but some campers along the west coast of North America say they are quite curious and like to come around campsites at night, especially when camping alone or in small groups.
08-22-10 | 04:31 AM
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Thanks for your help so far everyone. In response:
1) I really like the CD coating with rim brakes when it gets wet. I only weigh 65kg, and travel really light (I travelled for 4 months out of a 15 litre daypack) Couldn't imagine i'd need more than 20-25kg of stuff, tent, camping gear and 3-4 litres of water included. I might go for a heavier rim on the rear.
1) I really like the CD coating with rim brakes when it gets wet. I only weigh 65kg, and travel really light (I travelled for 4 months out of a 15 litre daypack) Couldn't imagine i'd need more than 20-25kg of stuff, tent, camping gear and 3-4 litres of water included. I might go for a heavier rim on the rear.
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