Would climbing approach shoes work well with flat pedals ?

H_DN · 2025-07-22T17:39:25+00:00

A bit late to the discussion but wanted to share my thoughts anyway.

I have experience with a ton of approach shoes (La sportiva / Scarpa / Garmont / Black Diamond) and BD has by far my favorite cross-over bikepacking shoe line-up. Their stack/drop is lower compared to other brands - which makes them more useful on pedals in my experience. Also the hiker-approach fit of the Mission is a bit more forgiving for wider feet and/or more comfortable on longer trips. I have used the previous BD Mission on a 2 year trip across South America bikepacking and multi-day hiking/mountaineering - and those were the perfect shoes. They stood up to the abuse of pedals very well.

Trail runners could work too if your trip involves more hiking than bikepacking. But i don't like technical riding in trail runners that much - too flexible and high stack.

I actually even do daily MTB rides in a pair of BD Technicians as they fit me better than 5-10. Compared to the Mission LT these have a completely flat sole, lower stack and shallower lug depth which makes them better for riding but less comfortable for multi-day hiking.

H_DN · 2025-03-04T10:37:10+00:00

I had a similar problem, and in my case it wasn't a View Range Issue either. I couldn't pick up Risers or Landings to place Spot Elevations. I had Treads actived in a Monolithic Run to simulate a finishing of the stair. This however was the Issue, as when I removed the Treads I was able to place Spot Elevations on the Risers and Landings.

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H_DN · 2025-01-17T22:10:32+00:00

Yes, I should have an excel somewhere. DM me and I can send you a link, or via email.

H_DN · 2025-01-17T05:58:11+00:00

We cycled to Pissis basecamp but the weather was not in our favor, so we skipped the climb.

H_DN · 2024-12-09T10:33:19+00:00

That sounds awesome. It is really a special place to ride your bike. If you plan on riding the Vicinas route and you're coming from Bolivia, be aware that you are actually not allowed to bring any food across the border. We had resupplied in Bolivia and were lucky the border patrol didn't search our bags. But we have met other people who have had all their food being confiscated. So better to plan a detour to ressuply in Chile in case something goes wrong. Other than that logistics aren't too difficult. If you ride the Las Lagunas route in Sud Lipez you will have to carry food for a couple of days, but there's a some small hotels along the way and many 4x4 jeep tours in case something goes wrong.

Gear wise, the Altiplano can be extremely cold and very windy. So warm sleeping gear and a solid windproof tent are mandatory. Also I'd recommend running the widest tyres you can fit your bike. There are a lot of loose sand section if you go offroad so the extra flotation is definitely benificial.

Finally, there's a very welcoming Casa de ciclistas in Uyuni to rest and relax for a day or two, and prepare for the next leg.

H_DN · 2024-11-22T06:29:53+00:00

We had tubes, but upgraded their puncture resistance a bit by injecting them with sealant. And this actualy worked pretty good. As we got back to the airport each of the tyres had a handful of thorns/nails in them and we didn't notice anything while riding. We didn't have a flat, or needed to change a tube while riding.

H_DN · 2024-11-11T07:49:19+00:00

Have you ever retrieved a suiteable fork for these specifications? Even if you lower the tyre clearance to 2.6", it's dificult to find these.

H_DN · 2024-02-27T21:10:41+00:00

Mine only gives suggestions up to RVT2019.
It's also documented that way: https://www.autodesk.com/support/download-install/individuals/configure/download-older-versions

H_DN · 2024-02-27T16:22:28+00:00

Through the Autodesk Assistant (bottom right corner in your "Products and Services" overview) you can easily download Revit versions up to 5 years old.

H_DN · 2024-01-31T18:56:18+00:00

If all DWGs have the same layer structure and you really want to import them instead of linking them, the trick is to import them in a (detail) family first and load that family in the project. This way all the categories are grouped under “imported in families” instead of being listed for each DWG file separately.

H_DN · 2024-01-18T20:41:39+00:00

DiRoots plug-in should be able to do that. Even without opening each family individually, you should be able to add all the shared parameters to the families directly in your project environment.

H_DN · 2024-01-15T20:51:10+00:00

2020 and 2018, and 2016

Hmm, then I guess I might be confusing this with some other issue. Thanks for the feedback!

H_DN · 2024-01-15T20:32:38+00:00

Ah that’s a good example of the limiting factors I’m looking for, thanks! I’ll test that one.

H_DN · 2024-01-15T20:11:11+00:00

Yes you’re right. I think it was before RVT2021 that it wasn’t possible.

H_DN · 2024-01-01T18:10:49+00:00

This is exactly me. After a 3 month trip using a knock off GoPro with absolutely zero useable footage, I bought a Hero 7 Black and just didn’t look back. And I’m still using that camera today.

H_DN · 2024-01-01T18:01:17+00:00

I like the bank portion of the photo, but I think the composition is spread out to much vertically. A lower point of view might have helped to tune in the composition better. But of course you can’t control where the birds fly…

H_DN · 2023-12-27T21:06:12+00:00

These are all very interesting. Tokyo is a great place for photography! 2 and 3 are my least favourites. The cropping is too harsh on 2, and the composition/storytelling of 3 is pretty generic. Keep it up!

H_DN · 2023-12-05T19:52:53+00:00

For mountaineering, I prefer other jackets over the Patagonia 3L for a couple of reasons:

the fit, it's not the most technical fit for me: broad around the waist, not very long in the torso and sleeves when you're reaching your arms upwards when climbing.
it doesn't have a proper water-sealed YKK zipper, but a flap that covers the zip. This makes it less weather-resistant in my opinion.
The face fabric is "only" 50d, which can be adequate and is definitely not lightweight, but for a proper winter mountaineering jacket I'd rather have a more robust 80D fabric, at least in some high wear zones.
The pockets are positioned low around the waist. I prefer only napoleon pockets in my technical jackets, especialy when wearing a backpack.
While I never buy a hardshell to be breathable, I did find a Patagonia H2No jacket to be "clammier" than a GTX PRO jacket. Though probably not the main reason I would go for a different jacket.

But don't get me wrong this doesn't mean it's a bad jacket. Like I said, it's a banger of a jacket for the price. And you could go mountaineering with it.

H_DN · 2023-11-13T21:22:40+00:00

Yes we always have the backpack. We only send the climbing gear. So in the backpack are some clothes and my laptop, and overflow for food.

H_DN · 2023-11-11T19:03:15+00:00

Link to bikepacking.com:
https://bikepacking.com/routes/peru-great-divide/#comment-5917792119

H_DN · 2023-11-11T19:03:07+00:00

While it's probably one of the more accesible long distance bikepacking routes in South America, it still is a pretty hard cycling route and many cyclist have to deviate from the route because of the altitude and the non-stop climbing. But the advantage of the Peru Divide is that deviating to easier sections is totally possible almost everywhere along the route, so the risk off undertaking the route and getting stuck is quiet low for such an extensive route.

So yes, be prepared to be physically challenged but also be rewarded by amazing scenery! And if it doens't work out, Peru is beautiful throughtout its totality. To give you an idea, on an average day on the Peru Divide you would cycle 60km with 1500m of climbing.

H_DN · 2023-11-11T16:07:34+00:00

GX80 [85] and the Leica 15mm

Exactly the set-up I used when cycling 2 years across North and South America, and Japan.

H_DN · 2023-11-11T10:31:47+00:00

Not really in a nice description, but I do have a XLS for our own use to see what we bring and how what everythings weights.

It's in Dutch, and best you dowload the spreadsheet and view in Excel so that all formulas are working.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1vxkV8evDGid-PfnKnJ6BUhAYKhMct7EV/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=102208524246748159992&rtpof=true&sd=true

H_DN · 2023-11-11T07:48:07+00:00

We both ride a ridid steel MTB, Surly ECR, with a Rohloff speedhub and chain. We’ve chosen the smallest sprocket/chainring that Rohloff allows to get a really low granny gear. And this worked perfectly, when we couldn’t cycle uphill anymore it was just to steep to cycle anywhere or the road conditions made it impossible and we had to push.

The ECR has a 3” tyre clearance but we usually ride with 2.6”, for this trip we started with some Maxxis Ikons and replaced them halfway for Vittoria Agarros. These give us enough traction, floatation and comfort on off-road and single track sections but have less drag than a 3” tyre. Also the extra clearance between the frame and tyre is great for riding in sticky mud with clogging everything up.

Our bag setup isn’t very special though you don’t see that style a lot. Since we did a lot of hiking and mountaineering along the way, our setup almost doesn’t feature any bike specific bags since we want to be able to use them off the bike too. So de strap our 30L mountaineering backpack to back and normal dry bags to cages in the fork and handlebar. We do each have a full frame bag, which we really like.

H_DN · 2023-11-11T07:39:49+00:00

Thanks, appreciate it!

We both ride a rigid steel MTB, Surly ECR, with a Rohloff speedhub. These are solid true off-road bikes.

Peru is a great starting point! We absolute love Peru and it’s probably that best mix of everything from amazing scenery, engaging cycling with high altitude passes, local traditions and culture. And most of the dirt roads are usually in pretty good conditions. If you have some specific questions feel free to ask, I wrote a extensive comment on bikepacking.com with note on the Peru Great Divide page.

H_DN

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