Trust me the only weight issue I have is me!
I want reliability and less risk of component failure
How are they in terms of low gearing for climbing etc, I could look it up but I prefer to get real world experience from the horses mouth as it were

Hi,
Just wanted to ask about experiences with Rohloff hubs ?
Considering building my bike packing bike with one but have never had any experience with one.
Any views, recommendations, pros, cons etc fully appreciated
Cheers

Thank you

A view on fat bikes? I have to say, I find myself strangely drawn to them I rode one pretty much exclusively for a few years. I still have it and still love it but mainly use it in winter and when conditions are very wet/boggy now (which is quite often where I live). For bike packing I think there ...

Genesis Longitude here too fitted with suss forks. I don't know how tall you are but I ride a small frame and had to fit a high rise stem to avoid the tyre contacting the bar bag when the fork compresses. As others have said, heavy but comfortable over long days. I read an article in MBR I think, t...

Hi All, Working on fitness and ( lots ) of weight loss at the moment, early next spring or thereabouts I would like to begin a bikepacking adventure. 1 to 2 days with a wild camp Can you recommend a route either Northumberland or East Scotland, mostly MTB off road stuff ? Easy to moderate. My boys w...

A view on fat bikes?
I have to say, I find myself strangely drawn to them

Thanks all,
Can anyone recommend the best GPX viewer app?

I use a Jones loop bar on my current bike as it gives lots of hand positions Welcome aboard :-bd Just out of curiosity, what is your existing bike upon which the Jones bars rest? Just to evaluate it's suitability for bikepacking (although we all need more bikes). Hi I have owned too many bikes to m...

Hi Al, First time poster, sorry if it’s in the wrong place. Rediscovered my love of cycling after years gaining weight, now going the other way quite rapidly. I have always fancied bike packing but never got round to it. My question is, what bike would be best and are fat bikes any use? I like the f...