Generic Touring Thread

Nick Crane is a legend, Journey to the Centre of the Earth is a good read, they basically did what is now being rebranded as bikepacking 30 years ago.

PDF of the above

Control was from a cut-down Simplex gear shift to a Shimano 600 EX derailleur. In order to save weight, there was no front derailleur or lever, we used heel kick-down for lower gears and finger lift-up for higher.