Max,
1. Yes. I try to live without them. I never can. 2. I need a Randi Jo bag on the stem/bar. I was planning to put the front rack on because I have it and because it might be useful for travel. I’ll also have a rear rack that can take the Backabike Bags. This bike is kind of set up for multiple things, I guess…
The bags would be sent with the support vehicles for the 2 day Chicago-New Buffalo ride. I’d just have the bags on the bike until I got to the ride.
Does that make sense? On Mar 21, 2024, at 4:36 PM, Max S <msht...@gmail.com> wrote:
Leah,
Coupla questions back to you... 1) is the travel set-up going to use fenders? 2) do you need the front bag, or could you get away with just a saddlebag, and/or bar bag strapped to the handlebars?
- Max "simplicate, simplicate, simplicate" in A2 On Thursday, March 21, 2024 at 2:45:54 PM UTC-4 divis...@gmail.com wrote:
This sounds very interesting; sort of an updated version of the B&M Luxos U, with a higher power collection from the dynamo, brighter standard and highbeam lights (have LEDs improved that much in the last decade? I know that batteries have), and a MagSafe-type connecter for USB peripherals. The ability to run the light and charge a USB device simultaneously - that's huge.
I trust you'll report back when you've tried one out. Being a neighbor and a gadget cheapskate, I hope I'll get the chance to see it in action before I buy a $200+ headlight. But this could address a lot of problems.
Peter "доверяй, но проверяй" Adler Berkeley, California/USA
On Wednesday, March 20, 2024 at 8:49:13 PM UTC-7 Collin A wrote:
SON is supposed to be releasing a light that has a charger and has a "high beam" function in "Spring 2024"
I'll be eager to try it out when it gets released...
Collin in Berkeley On Tuesday, March 19, 2024 at 6:10:14 PM UTC-7 Bicycle Belle Ding Ding! wrote:
I have had some of the same questions tumbling about in my brain as I wait for the last of the parts for my Gravel & Travel Platy. I just got back from a warm and delightful weekend of cycling in Philadelphia. I, a newly minted Michigander, was happy to return to the shire, and for that, I was welcomed with Second Winter.
Michigan is over here, doing me dirty.
I’m prevailing upon you to humor me and answer my questions, because a lot of you are having spring and flowers and sunshine, so this is the least you could do!
I got the 50 cm Platy to take on trips. Will fit in the van better, will fit on Amtrak, be easier to shove in elevators, that sort of thing. But the tires I have on hand are 48 mm Gravel Kings. They are almost new. I’m considering taking a train to a ride this summer, but that means no Racing Platypus, only the purple one can fit. Can 48 mm tires do a 15-17 mph road ride pace? I have 42 on all my other bikes. Would 48s be slow? The ride is a 2 day event, 100 miles total. I’d like to keep the tires if I could, because they’re new and they are fat enough to also double as gravel tires, should I decide to do a gravel ride again. But I do more road rides than anything else, and if those 48s will cripple me, I’ll go back to 42s. What’s the consensus?
Basket straps. I have the Nitto Basket Rack and even though I’ve disliked it in the past, I figure it’s pretty and I already own it and I might need a front rack for travel. But do I really have to put the ugly strap from bar to basket? Is the Nitto Basket Rack safer than the Mark’s Rack? I know Sergio was thrown when his Mark’s Rack loosened and hit the front tire and he’s missing significant chunks of front teeth! What is everyone doing about their front racks?
Lights. I have an Edelux light. It’s not the right color for this build, but it’s perfectly good. But sometimes I think, “wouldn’t it be nice to have a light that would charge your phone?” The Sinewave Beacon 2 will do just that, but it sounds like it’s not a great road light. What are people using to charge phones on long rides away from home?
I ordered my wheels today. This, because J at the Velocity booth in Philly talked me into them when he heard about the theme of my build. Here’s a sneak peek.
And thanks for helping me out here! It’s good to hear people’s experiences and points of view! Leah
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