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Gear Talk / I want to tour …cheeply
« on: April 14, 2009, 04:33:45 pm »
I happened to have a couple months free and would like to do some touring, and I’m on a budget. I have done some bike packing (ultralight, overnight endurance trips with stuff sacks strapped under seat and handlebars), but I’m new to what I would consider real touring. My bikes consist of a fixie commuter; high end road bike; 29er full squish mountain bike, that I use for racing; and a ridged 29er. I figure I’d use the ridged 29er for touring. I have all the camping gear I need, but I'm not sure how to best carry my gear on my bike. I’m thinking of riding the pacific coast route; or something through Arizona, Utah, Idaho, and Washington; and later, maybe the Great Divide. I don’t plan on staying on pavement all the time.
I’m not sure what would be the best way to get set up on my ridged 29er mountain bike. I need to spend as little as possible. As far as racks go, I’m pretty sure I’m limited to old man mountain racks, because I have a disk brake only frame and huge 29er wheels. I’m wondering if there are less expensive racks that I could get away with, and I’m clueless as to which cheep panniers would work. I have also looked and some trailers. The Nashbar (bob yak wanabe) trailer is on sale for $100, but would it hold up? Action bent says there trailers don’t fit 29er’s. I’ve thought about converting a child carrier trailer, but they seem pretty wide for touring. I have no problem modifying things, and improvising, just as long as I don’t get stranded.
All advice, recommendations, warnings, comments, and anything else you have to say would be appreciated. Thanks.
I’m not sure what would be the best way to get set up on my ridged 29er mountain bike. I need to spend as little as possible. As far as racks go, I’m pretty sure I’m limited to old man mountain racks, because I have a disk brake only frame and huge 29er wheels. I’m wondering if there are less expensive racks that I could get away with, and I’m clueless as to which cheep panniers would work. I have also looked and some trailers. The Nashbar (bob yak wanabe) trailer is on sale for $100, but would it hold up? Action bent says there trailers don’t fit 29er’s. I’ve thought about converting a child carrier trailer, but they seem pretty wide for touring. I have no problem modifying things, and improvising, just as long as I don’t get stranded.
All advice, recommendations, warnings, comments, and anything else you have to say would be appreciated. Thanks.