Sometimes while sorting equipment I start to elaborate, and something works I stick with it. It’s at this point that you find you fill every bag to the capacity it’ll take, you think it is a good thing. But then you find the bike has increased to behemoth size.
Also I had a little rack this was was stretching the bike and sort if acting like a tail causing the bike to wobble side to side, violently and dangerously. Never riding over 25kph, downhill riding the brake ay every speed the bike wobbled, a bit like a dog waggung its tail. I’ve been waking up feeling like I have just got off a boat. My crotch is rubbed to bits because the wobbling was counter to the rhythm of riding. My wrists are painful and aching as they are the first point of contact.
The wobbling has been exacerbated by the new Lauf forks. They take out the bumps of any road but well…. wobble.
I have had to cull, the back bag gone the back rack gone, some equipment and clothes gone.
About half the weight of bags and equipment. The bike feels nibble and fast it rides well at all speeds (So far). The seat pack is not designed for this use so here’s hoping it will stand up, or I might have to find a substitute, and it is not waterproof. I will double with an inside plastic bag.
But the whole plan falls down if the Indian post don’t allow my bag to be sent to UK. Here’s hoping for Monday morning.
A Couple of Days Ride Outta....... 