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Land whale shark
Land yacht or land barge ?
It would be alot more unstable if he had figure out where to put ALL 22kgs of my gear.
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Originally Posted by colebatch
I am amazed the rear subframe didnt collapse. When you look at the lever on it with that massive box so far back there.
I guess if you are going at walking pace there is not much stress on the subframe
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Riding solo in Mongolia
There are spoked wheels for the Vstrom, about $2500 euro from memory, they look the ducks nuts. Check out VSRI I think, or maybe Vstrom UK. If I can find the link I will post it
I rode the southern route last September with stock rims no problems at all. The only potholes where I dented them were in Russia and Kaz so there is no real need for spoked rims. They would be nice though.
The southern road is being built and paved. You may be surprised how much road there is as compared to tracks when you get there
I did have one river crossing, it was swift and about 500mm deep. I rode it with two minders one on each pannier because the current tried to push my bike downstream. Only $10 each as compared to a truck, $60
I reckon you need to go play on the dirt with all your gear, just so you feel more confident, but I reckon if I can do it, anyone can
The southern route as mentioned also has more traffic so I had no problems getting help when I needed it, twice.
Once to reeled my pannier and once they game me food and lodging as mine had gone missing
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Originally Posted by TravellingStrom
There are spoked wheels for the Vstrom, about $2500 euro from memory, they look the ducks nuts. Check out VSRI I think, or maybe Vstrom UK. If I can find the link I will post it
I rode the southern route last September with stock rims no problems at all. The only potholes where I dented them were in Russia and Kaz so there is no real need for spoked rims. They would be nice though.
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I''ve seen those wheels, but that price is waaaay over my bike preparation budget, I'd be halfway to a decent second hand bike with spoked wheels! That's why I didn't even consider them.
Good to know that it is doable on alloy rims... I plan to take it very easy and be careful!
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