Pablo2000

Hello y'all,

Although I have biked thousands of miles since training wheels I'm new to touring. I'm going to bike the coast of CA this fall and am putting my gear together. I just did the JMT last year and have adopted the fast and light approach and have pretty much all my camping/cooking gear nailed, the link is below I'll be removing items I wont need from the spreadsheet. I have a 2010 Trek Madone 5.2 and I'm leaning towards a Tubus Fly rear rack with Arkel Drilite panniers, and maybe another small drybag on top of the rack for additional gear. Anyone have experience with the Fly on a short chainstay race frame, specifically is there a heel clearance issue? Also any ideas on a good balance between security and weight on a locking system? Any thoughts on gearing would be helpful also.

Thanks in advance!

https://lighterpack.com/r/5mev0c

antokelly

check out NUN set up he has it down to a fine are.if your going lightweight that is.


anto

shibbyman23

You are actually missing quite a few bike touring essentials from that kit list. Also you probably won't need the bear canister if you bear bag your food away from where you camp.

Pablo2000

Ha your definately right on the can, wont miss that one bit. Yes you are correct, its my JMT list which I mentioned I would be revising. What I was looking for is touring specific essentials that I should carry.

staehpj1

I have used a variety of baggage and racks for light touring. I find that if I get the base weight below 12 pounds or so I can split it equally between a bar roll (or handlebar bag), a dry bag on top of the rear rack or strapped under the seat, and a small backpack. I would advise against carrying a lot in a backpack, but I found 3 or 4 pounds quite comfortable and for the rare day where extra water and food is needed because there is no resupply, I carry it there. Two panniers will be fine as well. I think the dry lites are probably small enough to not be a problem on the Fly rack wrt heel strike.

A successful U/L backpacking list is a great starting point. You can eliminate some stuff, but you really do not need to add anything other than what you need to maintain/fix the bike. For me that is typically just the stuff that is in my little seat wedge already. Of course you use different baggage instead of your backpacking pack.

BTW, what was your actual pack weight on the JMT? I see a lot of zeros in your list, so I assume it was a bit more than the link indicates.

If you want to look at my adventures transitioning from medium to light to ultralight, check out https://www.crazyguyonabike.com/doc/Ultralight I tried to share some useful info there.

fietsbob

BOB Trailers and road bikes are one of the many choices of touring cyclists hitting the Oregon Coast Route every year ..

One bag, no racks no heel strike..

shibbyman23

Here is an essential bike touring kit list:
Bike Touring Checklist.txt

Tourist in MSN

Last May and June I rode from Astoria OR to San Fransisco CA. I wrote down several of my observations about that trip here, some of it may be useful. In my observations, I recommend the guidebook, but it is heavy and that is one thing that you might consider different options. I am not an ultra light type of biker so I suspect I was more willing to lug the book along than you will be.

https://www.bikeforums.net/touring/95...l#post16933424

Regarding gearing, I have no clue what your total weight with gear will be or your fitness level (with a Madone, fitness level should be high), so instead of recommending any specific gearing, I will just say that you should be prepared to make sustained climbs in the 8 percent range and on occasion you will find shorter climbs in the 12 percent range. If you can do that around home with a full load of touring gear, your gearing will probably work well enough.

You will need a few tubes, patch kit, pump, multi-tool, tire levers, etc. You should have a bright tail light, at a minimum you want that in any tunnels. (I do not recall if all the tunnels I rode thru were in OR or if some in CA, but I assume at least a few in CA.)

If you might be doing sink laundry in the state park campgrounds, bring a flat drain stopper. I picked one up at the dollar store months before my trip, on a cost benefit basis that was one of my best items I had.

Pablo2000

Thanks for all the information y'all very helpful, I updated the gear list omitting the gear that didn't translate.