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  • milesOPM
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    11 year ago

    thanks for the links Simon! I see you’re a mod of bikepacking, nice! it’s funny… I bike commute to work, which I enjoy but i don’t dream of traveling by bike because I find myself having anxiety about being dependent on the additional gear related to the bicycle. Is this anxiety common in the bikepacking world?

    • SimonM
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      21 year ago

      You’re very welcome! As for traveling by bike I just finished a ride from the top of Sweden to the bottom and except for a used up tire, I didn’t have a single mechanical problem. So as long as you make sure to start your trip with a well serviced bike you rarely risk anything, I’d say.

      Of course that depends on where you are going though - I wouldn’t go out on a three month trip in the deepest of Alaska without a good set of redundant gear, but traveling in Europe is no problem at all.

      • milesOPM
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        11 year ago

        That sounds like an incredible trip!

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            1 year ago

            nice trip report! i think it would really benefit by the inclusion of a map of your route, do you have one?

            • SimonM
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              21 year ago

              I’ll add it as soon as my data export from Garmin is done processing. I had three alternatives for the route when I left Malmo, but ended up making the next day’s route day-to-day basically. It was easier that way, given changes in weather, amount of food etc.

              • milesOPM
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                11 year ago

                That is terrific, thanks! It loads a bit slow as it’s 2MB. Try saving it as a .webp, it’ll be much faster! Looking at it now…

                  • milesOPM
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                    11 year ago

                    much faster! was this 100% your planned route? i recall you mention adapting your timing and possibly your route near stockholm?