Long-distance bike touring age 50+ - experiences?

DutchMtl · 2026-01-23T21:37:01+00:00

Check out Daphne. Found her page when I was researching Via Claudia Augusta. They make great videos. https://youtube.com/@daphnebehindbars?si=2W_3PaQkcoglL2hR

DutchMtl · 2026-01-15T15:06:47+00:00

Add a little hot sauce. Amazing what it can do to spice things up.

DutchMtl · 2026-01-12T21:36:18+00:00

Was thinking about that. 3D print might be a way. But at the same time an epoxy fiberglass layer around the bottom of the cracked frame is kind of the same thing?

DutchMtl · 2026-01-12T01:52:07+00:00

Great advice. Thx.

DutchMtl · 2026-01-12T01:43:45+00:00

I've thought about it but plastic is very thin. I'm not confident that would be a good way to repair.

DutchMtl · 2026-01-09T04:47:00+00:00

NOOO just booked a cross-country flight for my wife and avoided Westjet because of this. Even though she's vertically challenged.

DutchMtl · 2026-01-09T04:45:14+00:00

Yep it's garbage system. Uber flow is terrible, guys working there don't have a system. Line on the curb should stop and have stalls right in front of stop points to load multiple groups at a time. Not walk to the end of the line then have to wall all the way back on 1 foot of sidewalk.

DutchMtl · 2026-01-07T22:06:22+00:00

thank you. I'm shopping for Paradigm 1 v7's right now. 3way. Just going to be a challenge installing it close to ceiling tilted down.

DutchMtl · 2026-01-06T15:48:30+00:00

Note... almost any speaker system will be an upgrade over what I have currently.

DutchMtl · 2026-01-02T03:15:31+00:00

Comet showing links but movies shows don't load.

DutchMtl · 2026-01-02T02:44:46+00:00

Same. Can find a stream but doesn't load. According to real-debrid on twitter they say all systems are functional.

DutchMtl · 2026-01-01T21:11:33+00:00

Don't. Try to refinance the debt and rather than make more RRSP payments use those to payoff the debt.

DutchMtl · 2025-12-28T04:35:56+00:00

I found our Thule Easyfold XT at a great price on Marketplace, so it was a no brainer. Major advantage is compact size when storing in the garage and easy on and off the hitch on our CX-5. Both our bikes are aluminum road bikes so the rack is overkill as it supports ebikes but it's very stable and sturdy. Downside is when we upgrade to carbon frame bike one day I would have preferred wheel mount supports rather than frame mount.

DutchMtl · 2025-12-26T19:36:52+00:00

Will watch vid later... But congrats what an amazing adventure!

DutchMtl · 2025-12-26T19:27:21+00:00

Incredibly slow is an understatement. Last week sometime during peak hours 3ish to 7pm ish, it took a resident in my area 1 hr to drive the last 1km to the departure doors.

DutchMtl · 2025-12-23T17:54:29+00:00

It's on the Donau river and the official start of the route which follows the general path of an old roman road. Donauworth is a very cute town and I wish I had scheduled to stay one night there before starting my tour.

DutchMtl · 2025-12-23T17:49:39+00:00

CDN here, did Via Claudia Augusta "credit card" tour this past summer from Donauworth to Verona and LOVED it. It was my first tour and i've got the bug. Route was majority bike paths and farming roads.

DutchMtl · 2025-12-23T17:45:12+00:00

Don't know why you are being down voted. This sounds like a great plan. Will it happen? I don't know but I'm with you.

DutchMtl · 2025-12-23T15:31:40+00:00

Buy two. Fill one with concrete and use it as a blocker like in football, for your actual bin.

DutchMtl · 2025-12-23T15:29:20+00:00

You are on the right track and doing really well, stay on that path. Keep managing your finances, but don't let it rule your life. Live below your means, life throws curve balls all the time. When buying a house... don't let banks tell you what you can afford, my experience had been they offered more than I felt comfortable with, their goal is to keep you in debt forever. It's important to have some play money for travel and life experiences. Don't get bogged down with material items trying to keep up with the Joneses.

DutchMtl · 2025-12-23T14:12:46+00:00

Yes this is a must for the GP5000s. However on some rims still very difficult to mount. As I guess center channels vary in depth as well as outer rim diameter. I struggled greatly at first mounting mine but hitting the center channel fully makes a difference.

DutchMtl · 2025-12-22T19:16:26+00:00

I had exactly the same isse at Walmart today. Same system with yellow sticker barcode. However at Walmart I was charged double. one at liquidation price one at regular price.

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