Touring Equipment

Really great stuff Ed. I hope to do a little credit card touring once the nice weather comes around and your use of a non touring bike with a few changes makes me think it's all the more possible with bikes I already have. what is the website/company you got the frame bag from?

Revelate Designs, the price is high, but extremely well made, and compared to a pannier and rack, with no requirement beside having a reasonable amount of seatpost showing, I think it's cheap.

I grimly believed that there are two types of cyclotourist; the Peds and the Cyclist.

The Peds are those who chosen the type of travelling because it was the cheapest and quickest way of getting around, they enjoyed the country and the freedom that the bicycle offer

The Cyclist does not only did what the Peds do but they also take great pleasure in riding their bicycle.

You can build the perfect round the world touring bike that handle brilliantly under load and withstand abused, but it will never be as enjoyable and exhilarating as riding your lightweight road bicycle.

Bikepacking allowed you to tour and enjoy the bicycle at the same time, i know I sincerely do

Not necessary, different touring required different equipment,

I dont even have any plans yet... Im making a touring bike just in case.

So its going to have a trailer because I will need to carry beer and eveningwear so I can maintain my customary stylishness, but with more earthy, adventurous undertones.

Before you go any further, get this book first;

Adventure Cycle-Touring Handbook: Worldwide Cycling Route & Planning Guide Adventure Cycle Touring Handbook: A Worldwide Cycling: Amazon.co.uk: Stephen Lord: Books

so basically supplementing my existing earthy, adventurous undertones with additional earthy and adventurous undertones.

Ed, thanks... but I wont be reading that.

Im going to make this shit up as i go along, fuck it up and throw in the towel at the first sign of adversity.

Is this the relationship thread?

Im going to make this shit up as i go along, fuck it up and throw in the towel at the first sign of adversity.

That how I like to tour, ride 3,000km without any idea of which route to take.

**Feed bags/Musette.
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For those who want to go on a light tour, but don't want to leave excessive room to carry food, it have to be a strong cotton one or it won't stand the abuse, it also can be packed away when not needed, much easier and cheaper than the smallest rucksack.

It's very useful when you're grabbing some lunch that you'll make a couple hours later down the road, I used a Rapha one that the staff gave me at the Rapha Cafe which proven to be remarkably strong in carrying all sort of foods and maps required to check our route.

Or just use your jersey back pockets?

Lunch in one side map in the other.

If you can find me a jersey that can accept a full size baguette, brie, a heap of ham, and a bag full of cherry tomatoes, then I'm all ears.

My rapha jersey - 4 bananas - 4 sandwiches which I'd imagine is the same size. Some nuun tablets, a map and some flap jacks.

Pockets are made to be stretched.

Im going to make this shit up as i go along

Damn right.
Bollocks to all this Baden-Powell crap. The famous five would have been boring as shit if one of them was Captain Gadget.

Inspector Gadget, on the other hand...

would've raised a few eyebrows with his regular camping trips with children.

a bit of that about...

Just realised the captain gadget mistake. Christ thats a shocker.

I thought it was like "Oh, thanks Captain Obvious", so it was all fine.

If you can find me a jersey that can accept a full size baguette, brie, a heap of ham, and a bag full of cherry tomatoes, then I'm all ears.

i actually managed this

baguette bent in half shoved in left pocket. cheese in middle pocket. Big salami and salad in right hand pocket

If you can find me a jersey that can accept a full size baguette, brie, a heap of ham, and a bag full of cherry tomatoes, then I'm all ears.

you legit eat this as you ride? you dont stop to eat? if you stop why not just have your food in the top of your pannier?

I stop to eat and I don't have panniers.

ah ha! that explains it then. also...fine choice of lunch i must say.

stems: threaded of threadless?

if given the choice, latter is stiffer, but former is more adjustable to change the height when you want to.

Not sure if this is the right thread, but... I''m thinking of getting a pannier/bag for commuting. I have a rear rack and pannier, but find having just one pannier on the bike annoying. Are there any bags that sit on the top part of the rack? I just need to take a few things on my commute (change of clothes, plus shoes maybe), and don't like having a heavy bag on my back. Otherwise, was thinking of getting something by carradice that attaches to the saddle.