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@plxarc
Got some plans to do some big touring next spring, hopefully central America and possibly even south America as well - depending on getting enough the funds together.
To do this I need a bicycle. Last year I did the west coast of the US on my Cannondale Caadx which was great but definitely could have been improved upon..
I had 28c tyres which were fine for the roads but when venturing onto unpaved roads it got a little more exciting. I also decided that I've had enough of crappy rim brakes on big descents when riding a loaded bike after a couple of quite sketchy moments. I also had most of the weight on the back which I'd like to balance out a little more this time to improve the handling.
So I managed to find a Salsa Vaya in my size and on the cheap so starting with that:
Taking some inspiration from these:
Current build list is / parts I have are
Frame/forks: Salsa Vaya
Headset: Hope
Stem: Thomson 80mm
Seatpost: Thomson inline
Bars: Salsa Cowbell
Brakes: TRP hylex
Cranks: Ritchey WCS
Rims: Mavic TN719 29er 36h
Racks and Bags
Front Panniers: Ortlieb
Frame bag: Revelate
Saddle bag: Appidura
Bar bag/ rack bag: ?
Front racks - tubus tara / nitto m18