17.5 Miles
11.3 Avg speed
I found out today what it is like to ride a bike with a load and a light one at that. I think I have somewhere around 30lbs between the two panniers, the tent, and handlebar bag. Pretty light considering what a lot of people carry.
The first thing I noticed was that it does handle different. Not horrible, but I couldn't imagine more weight especially with front bags. It's just a little slower to respond to left & right steering but pretty good. Brakes were awesome (discs) and I'm glad I have a couple spare sets if they need to be replaced. I also noticed that this bike now is slower going up hills or I'm not in shape (could be...). Rolling along this thing is like a giant heavy flywheel, it just keeps going, if it's flat.
Today's journey took me around Golden, CO.
The good news - Nothing fell off.
Needed a tent big enough to sleep with your bike in? :)
ReplyDeleteHey Matt! That was my REI Half Dome. I've since switched that out for my BD Firstlight. 2 lb vs 4.5 lb.
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