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Re: ITT / Bike packing bike, material?
Posted: Wed Dec 17, 2014 6:58 pm
by Richpips
I've voted for my current iron horse.
I imagine our coming soon Tandem will be around 20kg though.
Re: ITT / Bike packing bike, material?
Posted: Wed Dec 17, 2014 9:31 pm
by fatbikephil
The Ice cream truck weighs a ton but I don't care. Light bikes are for wimps
Re: ITT / Bike packing bike, material?
Posted: Wed Dec 17, 2014 9:41 pm
by FLV
htrider wrote:
The Ice cream truck weighs a ton but I don't care. Light bikes are for wimps
So you'll be riding the ice cream truck on the ht550 then?
(I want an ice cream truck)
Re: ITT / Bike packing bike, material?
Posted: Thu Dec 18, 2014 8:53 pm
by Alpinum
Bikes I use for bike packing:
BMC Speedfox 29, alu, sussed, 12.5 kg
Muru Witjira, ti, rigid and fat, 13.5 kg
Scott Genius LT, carbon, 13.5 kg
Re: ITT / Bike packing bike, material?
Posted: Thu Dec 18, 2014 11:04 pm
by fatbikephil
FLV wrote:htrider wrote:
The Ice cream truck weighs a ton but I don't care. Light bikes are for wimps
So you'll be riding the ice cream truck on the ht550 then?
(I want an ice cream truck)
I'm seriously considering this albeit with Schwalbe jumbo jims which will drop a pond and a half off the weight and roll a bit easier. I'll do a few all day rides in the new year on it to see how my legs cope
