preparing for the worst

ilm_zero7
ilm_zero7 Posts: 2,213
edited May 2010 in Tour & expedition
any advice about days out in the desert? nfod4l.jpg
seems the weight of the bike is dwarfed by water needed
http://veloviewer.com/SigImage.php?a=3370a&r=3&c=5&u=M&g=p&f=abcdefghij&z=a.png
Wiliers: Cento Uno/Superleggera R and Zero 7. Bianchi Infinito CV and Oltre XR2

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  • Flavio
    Flavio Posts: 15
    Zero experience here... anyway: are those tires good for desert??
    Are you looking for a bicycle tour from Alps to North Sea, all along cycle paths?
  • inkyfingers
    inkyfingers Posts: 4,400
    What are the round things hanging off the front forks?
    "I have a lovely photo of a Camargue horse but will not post it now" (Frenchfighter - July 2013)
  • pclarke0046
    pclarke0046 Posts: 20
    You should check out either 'The Adventure Cycle Touring Handbook' or Nicolas Crane's 'Journey to the Centre of the Earth'. Both excellent books which cover your query in detail. The Cranes went super lightweight in their journey to the point on the planet farthest from any ocean. They went to the extreme of removing the front derailleur and physically pushing and pulling the chain on to the appropriate chainring with their feet just to save weight.
  • ralex
    ralex Posts: 85
    inkyfingers wrote:
    What are the round things hanging off the front forks?

    I think thats an old photo of Ian Hibell, the round things on his front forks are his spare tyres.
  • tatanab
    tatanab Posts: 1,283
    Flavio wrote:
    ... anyway: are those tires good for desert??
    A different generation of equipment. That photograph dates from the early/mid 70s and is the late Ian Hibell, a world touring adventurer who died in road crash in Greece in 2008.

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