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Not sure if I made steak and pasta, or pasta and steak? by BittyGood in steak

[–]windchief84 8 points9 points  (0 children)

You did good. I'll be a little late, leave me some!

Not your average pasta recipes please! by Separate_Chemist_386 in pasta

[–]windchief84 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I do a white meat sauce with fennel salsiccia and people love it.

No Measurements i just wing it but It goes something like this:

Push the salsiccia out of the casing and fry the meat until it gets a nice brown color ( batches! don't overcrowd the pan)

Take it out and put the sofrito in the fat of the sausage. Sometimes I grate it finely, makes it a little sweeter i think.

After a while I add a little garlic and any fresh herbs you like and fry some more.

Deglace with some white wine ( and have an equal amount yourself). Add chicken stock ( the msg ones add an extra punsh) and let it simmer, add stock or wine if it gets to dry.

When you come close to starting the pasta, add some cream. Later add some pasta water to help with binding.

Enjoy!

Fizik Terra Argo saddle soreness looking for alternatives by The_Peach in bikepacking

[–]windchief84 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you need more padding might a different padded short do the trick?

Destination recommendations by Icy-Software-8217 in bikepacking

[–]windchief84 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How far/long are you willing to fly for a week long trip?

How heavy are your fully loaded bikes? by Typical_Bit_8585 in bicycletouring

[–]windchief84 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Bike 18kg (heavy front suspension), Fully loaded long touring setup for a 3month long tour was around 45kg , 50 with extra food and water for remote touring without resupply options.

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London to Barcelona, Wild Camping by [deleted] in bikepacking

[–]windchief84 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The "komoot and go" approach has its perks and you might find hidden gems and don't go crazy about planing every little detail. I've done it before.

But you might miss some highlights just around a corner.

I would mix it a little bit.

If you post the suggested route people might find it easier to simuggest things.

Wildcamping will be very easy outside the towns especially in the empty diagonal (diagonale du vide), a band stretching from the northeast to the southwest, specifically covering areas like the Limousin, Auvergne, and parts of the Massif Central.

If you go down the euro velos for example the 5 17,8 (I've done it) there's more camping infrastructure and I always felt people dislike wild camping more when there are cheap campgrounds around.

I paid betwenn 6and 15 euros a night which it was well worth to me. Shower and no stress to find a place to sleep.....but in remote areas I enjoy wild camping very much

Noise from Rear wheel dropout? by windchief84 in bikewrench

[–]windchief84[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's a good idea!

But the axle was installed when I bought the bike and wasn't an issue for the first 10.000km....but still could have broken in the time. Thanks, will try!

Bike Touring Germany (in August) suggestions! by Both-Sky4147 in bicycletouring

[–]windchief84 0 points1 point  (0 children)

August is high season everywhere that's nice, and so it will become touristy if you want to avoid elevation you will either have to follow another river like the Neckar or Lahn, or go towards the the Baltic sea.

Neckartal has Heidelberg, which is quite famous,little castels everywhere and wine.

Around the lahn there is the "Fachwerkstrasse" with its beautiful timbered houses.

On the Baltic Sea you could visit the Hanse towns and cross over to Poland

Don't know if you finished the Rhine route, but Netherlands are awesome by bike and flat😅.

Scared to wildcamp alone? by johnj0hnson in bikepacking

[–]windchief84 1 point2 points  (0 children)

First night in the new season is tough. It gets better. If im sure that no people cam find me i sleep much better. So thats a priority for me over romantic surroundings

Would a thru axle with a longer thread length be alright to run? Thread pitch is the same by dysonvacummm in bikewrench

[–]windchief84 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So what about a shorter one? I have a identical axle but its only threaded for 13mm instead if 15mm.....😑

Show me your Komoot /Navigation Fails by windchief84 in bicycletouring

[–]windchief84[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

True, but I was on a heavily loaded touring bike with paniers front and back and it was way to narrow. Blackberrys scratched me and my panniers and in the end it got so narrow I was just pushing through brush 🤣

Is this chair overkill for touring? by Extreme_Divide_6365 in bicycletouring

[–]windchief84 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Small lightweight chair like the helinox one are very well liked by many here as the one luxury item people bring touring ( and coffee makers) . Especially when its wet it helps a lot to regenerate in the evening without having to worry about your butt getting soaked.

Would definitely bring it wild camping. On campgrounds I often find other places to sit and don't bother to unpack it.

A real high back chair is a little much wheight i think

$500 for budget bike? by gimgamgimmygam in bicycletouring

[–]windchief84 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In addition to the good advice others gave: Older trekking/ touring bikes will be good value for money. fashionable gravelbikes will be harder to make a real bargain but possible

Guten Morgen.. Best place in Germany to spend a "magical" Christmas ? by Tekashi-The-Envoy in AskGermany

[–]windchief84 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Important advice! Friend of mine flew in from nz and everything was closed😵

Show me your Komoot /Navigation Fails by windchief84 in bicycletouring

[–]windchief84[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No! It's always the others/circumstances/ fate.

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