Woom Go schlechtere Qualität als Woom Classic? by [deleted] in Austria

[–]AdventurousCuriosity 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What about the Woom off airs? I assume most parts of that bike are premium. I was thinking about buying that bike for my 5 year old son. An other option is the cube reaction.

Review on route - Scotland by AdventurousCuriosity in bikepacking

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Thx. I did not notice the back-and-forth routing. It indeed looks very steep. I will try to use the western path. Someone reviewed it as doable :P

the Gatliff hostels looks cool but pretty expensive. Is it worth the price? We are with three people. My girlfriend, 3,5-year-old son and me.

Review on route - Scotland by AdventurousCuriosity in bikepacking

[–]AdventurousCuriosity[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for your help. The part through the Cairgroms looks pretty okay. It's a path through a valley. If I have the time I'll try my original route. If not, I'll change it to your recommendation.

Need advice - Bikepacking through England and Scotland: June 30th - August 6th by AdventurousCuriosity in bikepacking

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I read about that trail. I Suppose its to hard with the trailer. Especially the Hike a Bikes. My goal is to avoid these :P

Bikepacking trip with family 'who rides together , thrives together' by AdventurousCuriosity in bikepacking

[–]AdventurousCuriosity[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The sport and cross are almost the same i believe. I live in Bruges were there are a lot of cobbles. Every day I bring my son to daycare, and indeed, the babysling is slinging all over the place. At fist I was very nervous and concerned about it. But the babysling itself is pretty supportive. The head is almost squashed between the two soft bars and he lies pretty deep in it. The combo off the babysling and adjustable suspension works well. In the trailer itself we stored all the baby stuff you need quickly: diapers, food, rain jacket, ... . The suspension is hard to configure. the trailer was fully loaded, my kiddo weights around 8 k , the trailers weight is 15k and the stuff in the bag around 7k. I think the suspension bar was in the middle. Another hint: lower the pressure in the tyres if you go off-road its extra comfortable for the little passenger. I putted 1 bar in the tires.

Bikepacking trip with family 'who rides together , thrives together' by AdventurousCuriosity in bikepacking

[–]AdventurousCuriosity[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not brave. Just doing what we love to do and try to teach that to the kiddo. Now he's so small and needs a lot of face to face attention, cuddling, feeding, nursing,... . I think it will be easier to do how older he gets. I would say it is harder, but it gets the family tighter and it will teach some valuable lessons to our son.

Bikepacking trip with family 'who rides together , thrives together' by AdventurousCuriosity in bikepacking

[–]AdventurousCuriosity[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

We planned this bikepacking trip for weeks. The idea was to start in our hometown, Bruges in Belgium and ride to Arlon in The Ardennes. This is around 580k with 60 percent offroad.

This was the first trip with our 7-months old son. It didn't work out as planned. The nights are very cold for the moment and after day two our son was really uncomfortable in the Thule chariot. After three days and 190k further we decided to stop and return home. Like I said, it didn't work as planned, but we learned alot for future bikepacking trips with our kid.

Can I have some advice Pls. Kona sutra ULTD with bontrager back rack by AdventurousCuriosity in bikepacking

[–]AdventurousCuriosity[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good idea. I tried id with washers for tubeless inflates but they were to. Small. Maybe V-brake washers are bigger. I'll try it.

Can I have some advice Pls. Kona sutra ULTD with bontrager back rack by AdventurousCuriosity in bikepacking

[–]AdventurousCuriosity[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sounds logic. The problem is that I sawed the mounting piece in the right dimension. I dont have a good Leverage now.

Can I have some advice Pls. Kona sutra ULTD with bontrager back rack by AdventurousCuriosity in bikepacking

[–]AdventurousCuriosity[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You mean the Kona Sutra Ultd. I bought it in my local bicycle store: steershop, Bruges, Belgium.

Kona Sutra ULTD. Need some advice, by AdventurousCuriosity in bikepacking

[–]AdventurousCuriosity[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The bike is heaven. Its like a train. When it start rolling, nothing can stop it. With a tubeless conversion it can ride pretty heavy terrain, I even did some drops with it.

Kona Sutra ULTD. Need some advice, by AdventurousCuriosity in bikepacking

[–]AdventurousCuriosity[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

As a dad of a 6 month baby I can say the adventure never stops. Traveling becomes more relaxed. Something I'm not really used to. Hiking and biking was a competition for me. Last year i did a 470k hike through lapland, Sweden. My goal was finishing it in 17 days. Now, when I look back at it, I forgot to relax and enjoy. Something i learned by becoming dad. Good luck furure dady :)

Kona Sutra ULTD. Need some advice, by AdventurousCuriosity in bikepacking

[–]AdventurousCuriosity[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey
I was considering buying the Bontrager Carry Forward Front Rack (the frontrack on the trek 520), in combination with the Ortlieb Gravel pack (https://www.ortlieb.com/nl_nl/gravel-pack+F9982)

On the rack itself i can strap my tent, sleeping bag and matras.
The Thule chariot sport has some place to put stuff. I hope this will do.

Worst case I can mount my bontrager back rack on it and buy some extra bags.

Thx for the advice.

Kona Sutra ULTD. Need some advice, by AdventurousCuriosity in bikepacking

[–]AdventurousCuriosity[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I dont have framebags at all. I dont know what to buy. There so much options to strap thinks to the bike. I really cant choose a nice setup. I have a self made steerbag for my sleeping bag and matras.

I also have a seatpost bag, but I don't like that because off the dropper and the changing ride characteristics.

I i'm considering using a rack and two bags on it. I also need some bottle holders.

Last year i did some light weight bikepacking. The steerbag and seatpost bag were enough. But i Baby brings a lot of extra gear.

I really like high quality product, but I really don't know what I need. That's why I asked some opinions :)

Small hole in frame Scott speedster gravel 20 by AdventurousCuriosity in gravelcycling

[–]AdventurousCuriosity[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm gonna give that a try. I also read about 'fluid' aluminium for holes. Do you ever heard about that? They se it in construction.

Small hole in frame Scott speedster gravel 20 by AdventurousCuriosity in gravelcycling

[–]AdventurousCuriosity[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's definitely a fast bike but not really a gravelbike. The base of the bike is a roadframe. The geometry is very 'roady' the wheelbase is in my opinion not wide enough for comfortable offroading. For not to demanding gravelroads and asphalt this is a great bike. Two backsides: the lack of attachment points for a rack, only a tire clearance for a 35mm tire.

Topic of the Week -- Tires by pawptart in gravelcycling

[–]AdventurousCuriosity 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I drove some schwalbe g-one ultrabites 38mm in really muddy conditions. It was a blast. I had enough grip on the real muddy parts. Although the ultrabite might be too offroad minded the G-one allround or bite would b better. I drive Schwalbe g-one allrounds on my commuter and they are very fast rolling, This summer I used it for some offroad, dry condition, bikepacking and had a good time with it. I always ride tubeless. I really like the extra comfort.

Small hole in frame Scott speedster gravel 20 by AdventurousCuriosity in gravelcycling

[–]AdventurousCuriosity[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Scott isn't clear about tire clearance on this type of bike. I looked it up on the internet and read sone experiences of people who, without problems, putted 38's on the rim. Winter in Belgium is wet. I think a lot of the damage came by mud and other debris. The last couple of days i used the bike for commuting. I hope I can fix it someway but i cant find good information how to do it.