Preparing for my first Bikepacking trip
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- čas přidán 23. 03. 2024
- Before jumping head first in to bike packing, I thought it'd be wise to do a smaller trip to test out some of the kit. There are a few things I needed to do to the bike before heading off on my thought.
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that fork is designed to be used with a mtb frame corrected for 100 mm travel.reason for the axle to crown length,nice video mate ,good luck with the trip👍👍
That makes complete sense, now I’ve read that! I was wondering why a rigid fork would have so much clearance, but of course, it’s to swap out with a suspicion fork!
Thanks for that. It was really bugging me! 😂
I was just going to say the same.... Opps 😂
@@FOB-on-a-bike every day’s a school day! 😂
Might as well make use of that massive clearance and add a front mudguard too
I actually have a mudguard on the down tube and thought that’d be enough, until the very end of my ride where I went through a muddy puddle and covered my rain jacket and fade in dirt! 🤦🏻♂️😂
I've got one of those forks, its meant to replace a fork that has suspension so the extra space is meant to accommodate the extra space it would take up. Carful if you decide to cut the steerer later, I found it didn't have the same wall thickness all the way down. tbh I never really trusted the fork even though I ran it for over 1000km, interested to see how you find it.
Cheers buddy, yeh, seems I completely missed how this is a replacement for a sus fork! Everyday’s a school day! 😂
Interesting point about the steerer thickness further down. I’ll investigate this further before cutting it down
Thanks for the tips and taking the time to watch. 👌🏻⭐️
Holy smokes, that rig is nearly as heavy as my steel hardtail @ 32 lbs.
And my legs know it too! 😂
Like others have said mate. It’s an Mtb fork, suspension corrected for 100mm travel, hence a 470 - 490 axel to crown length. For road/gravel bikes, you typically go for an axel to crown carbon fork measuring 390 - 410 range. Good video mate, keep it up. Cheers
It seems so obvious now it’s been said! Can’t believe I didn’t get it sooner! 🤦🏻♂️
Thanks for the input though and for taking the time to watch. 👌🏻⭐️
Safe ride Peter
Cheers Alistair. It’s all done now and it went well enough. I’m editing the video together now to put out at the end of the week. 👌🏻
I have your wide Panaracers and have gone the same speed with those, as with Conti Ultra Sports. They might weigh a bit more, but are very very good. No, not as fast as the GP5000s that I have on other wheels, but still good, and more versatile.
They're a great set of tyres but I think matching them with a weighty bike like this really makes them quite 'draggy' on the tarmac, or at least that's what I've found. I can't fault them off road though, as they have grip for days!
Great vid dude.. used to do a lot of photography and been to the photo show many times at the NEC.. Velofortre brand are excellent OTE to :) Pete
Cheers Pete, really appreciate that. 👌🏻
I love the photo show though. I’d be up there even if I wasn’t working at it. Great event for catching up with industry friends. As for Veloforte, they’re the only energy chews I can stomach, so they definitely get my vote. 😋
Tailfin aeropack and more Styrkr stuff
Yeh, I’m definitely looking to buy some tailfin stuff for our London to Paris ride coming up in June. 👌🏻
After doing all that, the only thing I'd suggest is an e bike conversion kit 🤔
That thought had crossed my mind, Alex! 🤦🏻♂️😂
@@petertreadway I could have done with one today, 50 miles with 1500ft of climbing 🥵
Ouch! 😮💨
You’d do even better to just get a Honda Goldwing.
As interesting and well made as ever Peter. I'm not qualified to comment on the bike fettling but will make a couple of observations on what you packed.
1. I'm a big fan of Veloforte stuff too - especially the bars. They're not cheap but you get what you pay for and, as you've observed yourself - there's no, er, 'consequences'.
2. Water really adds weight so bear in mind that, in the UK for sure, most churches and cemeteries have a tap - it's a good thing to know.
3. Gaffer tape and cable ties go on every ride with me - indispensable.
4. How did you find having most weight at the back - did you get 'front tyre lift' on hills?
Cheers Rob, that’s great info about the water. I’d never considered that. Top tip right there. 👌🏻
Thankfully I didn’t get any problems with front wheel lift, but then I didn’t really have any major gradients to deal with. 8% was about the steepest at one very short point.
Full video of the trip will be out next week though. 😉
❤❤❤your doing great friend
Thanks very much, David. Appreciate that. 👌🏻⭐️
If that fork has you sitting a little higher, you just might wind up liking it. :)
It actually wasn’t too bad for about 50-60 miles but then I started to develop some pain in my lower back. I assume because I was sat more upright, with more weight going through my back, rather than half of it resting on my hands as usual.
I’m not a bone fitter though, so who knows! 😂
It might just be the perspective or my imagination, but those brake levers do not look the same height to me 🧐 Anyways, have a nice trip!
Yeh, likely just the angle of the video, as they are pretty much spot on the same.
And thanks. 👌🏻
came for bike packing tips. Got a lesson in tape....
It's an unexpected education Jon, I grant you, but I hope it was a worthwhile one! 😂
*19 seconds in* - *dick mode: ENGAGE* - That trip would probably go a whole lot easier if you didn't have a 13kg gravel bike 😎
Have I mentioned previously how much this bike weighs then? 😂
@@petertreadway lucky guess to be honest... 💁♂
@samgraham4168 😂
2:42 - reminds me of an ex... 🤭🤐
😂. No comment.
Before watching/listening: I guarantee this guy means “touring” and nothing here will be [backpacking with a bike].
ETA- not even a whole 60 seconds in, “smootha tyas”. Yup. It’s going to be a Touring Bike, but “bikepacking” is a trendy millennial word and “Touring” is a gross Boomer word.
edit 2- why bother weighing the bike without all of your gear mounted on it? Whether you’re Touring as you are, or are actually taking camp & picnic gear into the woods for a day-to-week-long nature hike-on-pedals (bikepacking), you weigh the whole rig.
And you’re staying at hotels? What you’re doing is called a Credit Card Tour. One of the cool things about CCT’ing is that you can use a spritely & nimble (fun) 7kg new road bike or a still fun 9kg £200-400 1960s-80s steel road bike with just a tool/snacks bag on the bars and a carradice style bag on the saddle to hold your clothing.
Good grief, for what you’re doing, a downhill mountain bike wouldn’t be much worse.
okay
Thanks for watching. 👌