Hello All, this is the rig that I put together for my first tour (Berkley to San Diego).
Raleigh 29er w/ Shimano Alfine 8 spd hub.

It handles great with the frame bag. The only problem I have if its overstuffed it rubs my legs a bit. Its my first attempt at sewing and it worked out well. I now have a smaller tent that fits in the frame bag so everything is a little more compact.

Yeah I ride a lot of different terrain. I live around the Great Salt Lake so there are a bunch of dirt farm roads and wildlife management area service roads that are fun to ride on, and most are dirt.

This ride was on a railroad causeway across the Great Salt Lake. Don't tell anyone, I think the road is off limits . It was an over nighter.

Good to know Rico.

Great first post CGarcia. Cute bike hwdx. Feel free to post about your adventures! We love pictures

Thanks. Congratulations on finishing your journey!

Speedo

Here's my rig. The only thing I'll be changing is adding spd pedals so I can use mountain bike shoes and possibly fenders. I'm so happy I finally have all the equipment I need for a big tour. I intend to ride cross country next summer with a few other people.




I actually love my BOB. The weight isn't on the frame at all, only half of the weight is on the rear tire which is better than 100% of it being on the tire. From my experience people who tour with trailers have less flats and broken spokes and typically ride faster than people who use panniers. A trailer is just easier to balance when you're rolling and since it's behind you it keeps all the weight out of sight and out of mind.

I was going to ask you why you did use panniers but then I saw what you wrote. This makes me want to get the BOB out of storage.

I was going to ask you why you did use panniers but then I saw what you wrote. This makes me want to get the BOB out of storage.

My bamboo bicycle on which I'm cycling from Alaska to Argentina. In LA now, having a blast! All the people you meet on the road...incredible!

If anybody is interested, have a blog going on on cycleforwater.com

Have a good one!

nice Calfe (made in Watsonville, Ca.)
and nice picture along HWY 1 at the El Sur Ranch, near the Big Sur Lighthouse, just north of Andrew Molera State Beach and Big Sur.

That blue on the surly is a fantastic color.

Here's a crappy pic of my loaded Caad 8 (CX) popping back across the Mississippi into Illinois after a weekend of camping and riding:

Nice, real nice,,,,,

Like your color matched fenders. Custom job?

Lamabb,,,,,,,,Tell BOB hi,,mines waitin fenners too,,,,,

pic is broken.

repost please.

@timberline12k,That's a big bike. I should know I own one too. How tall are you btw? And that's not a stock build. Can you post the component break down for it? Interesting rims in particular.



Plenty more photos in my flickr feed: https://www.flickr.com/photos/mmeiser2/

BTW, you also might find the Fargo Appreciation Society of interest: https://www.flickr.com/groups/fargo_a...ation_society/

aggro_jo
Which way do you go after crossing the bridge? We ride out to Pierre Marquette from the Shaw neighborhood in StL City all the time but we take the river front trail to the Chain of Rocks bridge then take rte3 into Alton and on to Grafton. The return trip has us crossing the river on the ferries and cutting into St. Chuck then crossing again on the Page Ex. I've always wondered what the ride was like after crossing at the Alton bridge.

The bike is back at the LBS adding/swapping out some components. I am swapping out a 5 degree rise stem for a 40 degree rise stem. That should raise the bar above the seat. Also adding fenders and racks. I will list a components after that.

The rims are 36 hole Velocity Chukker rims. They are some of the strongest rims available. I am 6'5" and 250lbs.

I joined the Fargo Appreciation Flickr group. Thanks for the link.

There appears to be a great number of dry weather tourers out there currently. What happened to the fenders?

Our rig on our Blue Ridge Parkway/Skyline Dr tour

Hi All,

These are from my September tour finishing the Northern Tier:


A field in Indiana with cows looking on.


Niagara Falls.


Crossing Lake Champlain on the cable ferry from Ticonderoga.


Bar harbor.

That is my new touring bike. There are more pictures of the bike here:
https://www.flickriver.com/photos/cli...7624505281671/

Thanks,
Tom

Wow Tom, beautiful bike. Details on the build please....

Yes, please, do tell. Nice work Tom.

Well, since you are twisting my arm. I have been an amature frame builder for about twenty years. Not a bad hobby. I'm not sure how many more frames I'm going to build for myself, so I wanted to swank this one up. The drop-outs, derailleur hanger, and every mounting spot are unpainted stainless. I had the name badges laser cut out of stainless and brazed them on. The bar clamp on the stem is front mounted so you don't have to remove the tape to remove the handlebar. I also added a bracket so the GPS would be adjustably center mounted. I had to have another builder install the s&s couplers as you can't buy them without insurance. I added a steer-tube lock so the front wheel won't pivot when loading panniers. I had it powder coated flat black. I picked that so scrapes and scratches can be repaired with a rattle can. That is really hard to do with a glossy finish, but you can do an acceptable job with flat black. I used a vintage design for slap guard on the right chain-stay. The wooden fenders are from Woody's Fenders, but the fender stays are Honjo style, and the fork attachment is custom. I picked a threadless steer tube because the head set can be adjusted with an allen key. The frame is cut to fit me and my current riding position. I could go on. It has about 2000 miles on it now, all without incident.

Thanks for asking,
Tom

Sounds great. Thanks for the info, and congrats on building that awesome machine.