tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7199788256470182789.post3835117325048695933..comments2015-07-21T00:22:29.287-07:00Comments on Hanoi to Dali: Introductioniikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08044746367328550812noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7199788256470182789.post-18045981668300967422014-08-14T04:27:08.438-07:002014-08-14T04:27:08.438-07:00Hi Mathieu,
1) The 132g rain pants are very old, d...Hi Mathieu,<br />1) The 132g rain pants are very old, dating from 1992 on my first tour in Iceland. I don't know the brand, they are basic plastic, unbreathable. I now have a 112g basic rain pants (I'll try to find out the brand), which are very thin and not much waterproof, but I'd use them as additional protective layer (over leg warmers). In general I don't have good experience with rain pants, I end up wet eventually.<br />2) I know it's possible to put a rack on a bike witghout eyelets (i've seen a few), but I don't have first hand experience. Thanks for your explanation. <br />3) I forgot to mention the third reason for not using light bike in China: I like to use cheaper bikes for such tours where there is a possibility to return without the bike.iikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08044746367328550812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7199788256470182789.post-72733948487751256262014-08-06T09:12:28.419-07:002014-08-06T09:12:28.419-07:00Hi Iik,
1) Sorry, this is the wrong gear list, but...Hi Iik,<br />1) Sorry, this is the wrong gear list, but I've read on other ones you've got a pair of 136 g rain pants and I was asking the model.<br />2) About the lack of rack eyelets (don't want to teach you anything of course, you're the Guru, just for general knowledge): I had the Tubus adapter, good but heavy. So I left out the two heavy steel brackets and I simply let the (longer) Tubus skewer pass through the carrier holes. I had to make by hand two spacers out of cheap aluminium tubes. The linkage may be less robust, but this is not a concern for a light tourer. On a road bike with panniers you also may have some heel clearance issues to take into account. Just to let people know that, in spite of mainstream beliefs, a light tourer can use a road bike without eyelets and be happy.Mathieuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06768555547509905347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7199788256470182789.post-47527620734179602602014-07-30T06:35:56.969-07:002014-07-30T06:35:56.969-07:00Hi Mathieu,
1) I didn't have rain pants on th...Hi Mathieu,<br /><br />1) I didn't have rain pants on this tour.<br />2) Youre're right. Primarily because of the lack of rack eyelets - the stuff on this tour was just a bit too big to fit it on a bike without the rack. But also because of Ksyrium wheels on the light bike which have very specific spokes, a big problem if you break some in Vietnam or China.iikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08044746367328550812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7199788256470182789.post-34819173779951779002014-07-22T06:13:59.194-07:002014-07-22T06:13:59.194-07:00Hello IIk,
1) Your rain pants are quite light: may...Hello IIk,<br />1) Your rain pants are quite light: may we know brand and model? Are they breathable?<br />2) Why don't you use your lighter bike in tour like these? Is it because of wheels? Or lack of rack eyelets?Mathieuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06768555547509905347noreply@blogger.com