Hi dodor84,
It is a cyclocross race bike, but very suitable for bike packing. By the additional weight for the bags of about 8 kg, it runs stable straight and accelerates downhill enormously, with adapted driving style, I could still drive challenging mountain bike trails. The brakes were just enough, despite about 100 kg total weight. Fading did not occur. Due to 42/42 I pushed on steep passages, but I was right to relieve the back of the backpack. My tour was 950 km long and 15,000 vertical meters.
By André
Hi deltarider, beautiful bike...I was thinking to buy the same bike to bikepacking, how do it work? Is more a ciclocross bike or it's perfect for bikepacking? How do you feel with gear range? How much did it weight with all bags? Thanks in advance, dodor84
It is a cyclocross race bike, but very suitable for bike packing. By the additional weight for the bags of about 8 kg, it runs stable straight and accelerates downhill enormously, with adapted driving style, I could still drive challenging mountain bike trails. The brakes were just enough, despite about 100 kg total weight. Fading did not occur. Due to 42/42 I pushed on steep passages, but I was right to relieve the back of the backpack. My tour was 950 km long and 15,000 vertical meters.
By André