How Heavy?

[Lightspeed]

(8 October 2012, 16:12)Scythe13 Wrote:

(8 October 2012, 16:01)Lightspeed Wrote: I only have a single GHB and that's carried with me/ is in 5 minuted reach of me at all times. I Don't have a separate Every Day bag

23Kg is standard airline weight. That's carryable. As I mentioned total BO load is approx 40Kg each. This is too heavy to carry up a hillside and in packed in separate bags ( bicycle high capacity Panniers actually)

That's cool. My misses is getting me well into cycling, but has banned me from having panniers.....for now.

What do you do about longer items, because most panniers are pretty shallow? Or is that in the high capacity part? (can you tell I'm new to cycling haha).

Have you ridden that route fully loaded yet? Does the weight take a lot longer, or do you adjust your gearing to make it easier?

High top panniers front and rear, rack to bag and bar bag

Very long items strap from rear rack along the cross bar.

Yes 3 fully loaded runs made this year, and three under canvas bug outs at the BOL to check cashes.

The extra weight only makes a speed difference on up-hill sections. Its most dangerous on decents as the load has to be ballanced to stop the bike from shimmeying on the road. By the way if you have to reduce speed on a fully loaded bike when decending do it on the straights and with maximum force. Absolutely do not apply the brakes gently for long periods of time to keep the speed down. Tsi generates huge heat on the rim ( assume rim brakes) and often will result in a tyre blow out. Not good.

We practice regularly. Weekend rides in the hills to local pubs and cafe. My main training aid is a wriggly 13Kg Cocker Spanniel who rides in a basket on the top of my rear rack. Her weight and continuous shifting of weight are good for keeping my strength up and also improve my reflexes!