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You say bikepacking exclusive.. I say all-terrain riding inclusive.
Some mudguards on there for the day-to-day riding and take them off if you want to get really muddy/wet.
I rode my first (mixed surface) century on an old Kona with 26x2.15 tyres with mudguards, albatross bars and front rack. It was glorious.
MisterMikkel
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Scotland was good, crashed my bike going down loose rocky switchback, struggled up steep things with my gear ratio, struggled down steep stuff with my lack of skill and the Kepler’s short n steep(ish) geometry, I did bail which I do regret slightly… But I got to the last point one could bail at on a Wednesday at midday after riding some hero gravel roads in insane scenery, covered in midge bites, legs not feeling great, self-belief was low, and I had arranged an overnighter in the New Forest through the social off-road rides I ‘run’ on the following weekend, so on the train I went.
On said ride in the New Forest I rode a friend’s Brother Big Bro with 2.1” Mezcal tyres, swept back Surly bike packing bars, and mtb gearing - man would that have been ideal for day one of the Badger Divide. Alas, it really would be dumb for me to build a bike packing exclusive mtb rig when I live in leafy south London and only really ‘get out there’ for a few days twice a year. Maybe one day :’(
Anyway, back to the fixed project, @jono84 is being a legend and sorting me out with some omniums and some little bits, so just need a wheelset which proving surprisingly hard to find… so if anyone reading happens to have something going; front brake track, clincher, not track narrow, £150 tops, pls let me know
till next time
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