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Gear Talk / BRP Bike Help
« on: September 23, 2008, 07:41:49 pm »
Hi -
I need some help with an upcoming trip. I'm doing a self-supported tour of the Blue Ridge Parkway in a few weeks and had intended on buying a new bike. However work got the best of me and now I'm thinking I probably should just alter my current road bike for the trip.
I have an older Trek 5200 and I think there are four things that concern me:
1) Rolf Vector Comp rims
2) 53/39 in front and 11-25 in back
3) fork with no practical way of attaching a rack
4) 7 year old carbon fiber.
There are other issues but I think I'm less concerned with those (i.e. fenders). I don't really want to cancel the trip but I'm running out of time.
Any thoughts to keep the dream alive?
Thanks!
Kevin
I need some help with an upcoming trip. I'm doing a self-supported tour of the Blue Ridge Parkway in a few weeks and had intended on buying a new bike. However work got the best of me and now I'm thinking I probably should just alter my current road bike for the trip.
I have an older Trek 5200 and I think there are four things that concern me:
1) Rolf Vector Comp rims
2) 53/39 in front and 11-25 in back
3) fork with no practical way of attaching a rack
4) 7 year old carbon fiber.
There are other issues but I think I'm less concerned with those (i.e. fenders). I don't really want to cancel the trip but I'm running out of time.
Any thoughts to keep the dream alive?
Thanks!
Kevin