Thank you for sharing your touring kit pick and thoughts. They don't make these products like they use to for sure,.I have extended my two legs exploring range on city breaks via skates and now with a Brompton bike. Still a work in progress to cut down the packing to a minimum. I did not realise this wasn't a Brompton specific tour kit video, so I will watch that one shortly.
This is one of the best bike touring videos I’ve ever seen. I’ve got most of the kit (or very similar!), but still need a few more ‘bits’. Looking forward to touring on my Brompton.
I did a 3 week tour over the Balkan mountains in 2022 with just a single 7kg pannier, and a medium sized bumbag. No camping stuff. Touring lightweight is paradise!
@@veloworks9266 yes I cycled from Thessaloniki to Dubrovnik through N Macedonia, Albania, Kosovo, and Montenegro, was great fun and some spectacular routes! Let me know if you want any tips.
Thanks, mate, I’am from the States and I also like to tour. One of the best pieces of advice, you said it yourself, but start out w new parts like a new chain. That’s the best way to avoid mechanical differences. Great video. Thanks again, Om!
I prefer the "plastic covered" metal tire levers... they don't break..the plastic covering protects the rims and tubes. and the multi tool, it is important to get one with long enough Allen wrenches to reach some of the bolts that need adjusting. Most of them today are to short (so they can fit in many other useless pieces) I carry a Park chain tool & breaker..
I keep my kit list to roughly 8kg including a litre of water and some emergency rations. Food I pick up each day is extra. My steed is a 3 speed Brompton and the mileage and pace modest and leisurely 🙂
Hi, I use Shimano MT71 shoes for cycle touring. They are essentially a Gortex hiking shoe with a Vibam sole and a SPD cleat. The do duel duty as a cycling/hiking shoe on tour, (for hiking the cleat cover provided is used). I’ve had them years and use them year round, excellent quality.
I have dual sided Shimano pedals, SPD one side and shell platform the other side. Shimano faux-suede SPD hiking shoes are good and last for many years of walking as well as cycling. I found mountain running overshoes/spats were better than cycling ones.
I agree about buying the best you can afford. If you find you don't like a quality piece of kit, you can easily sell it on eBay for almost what you paid. Even more, sometimes, if you bought it there in the first place.
Hi. Great video. If you’ve seen my channel I’m both a lightweight hiker as well as Brompton rider. My lightest, full comfort long distance hiking kit including backpack and tent weighs in at 4 kg. Seeing as the Brompton can carry 10 kg front and rear, I know it will handle it with ease. I take that hiker knowledge and kit and maybe add a few luxury items such as a chair or maybe a heavier stove to suit the trip. I have used the bike to hold up my shelter (a Trailstar), I like to have the bike inside.
@@veloworks9266 I’m good with that weight for a couple of weeks hiking in the U.K. in summer. I have to say if I push it to 5 kg I can be a little more comfortable though. By the way those figures are base weights and don’t include consumables such as food or water. Thanks for your subscription, as you know they mean a lot when you’re just getting started. 👍
Good video, interesting to watch. When we bought our touring bikes I switched over to mountain bike flat pedals and so the walking shoe problem went away. I wear my most recently too old running shoes on the bike. I always tour with Jacqui who won't consider anything but flat pedals and so it puts us on an even keel. How's that for a nicely mixed metaphor? 🙂 We don't camp and on a month-long tour we have 4.5 kilos in each rear pannier and a bar bag plus water. That takes us in at a shade over 30 kilos total. I regret I am not at liberty to reveal our body weights! 😯
Hi Norman, sounds like a nice weight to be carrying! Not sure I want to get away from SPDs but will keep in mind! Sarah rides with flats and loved them. Thanks for watching !
@@veloworks9266 for some context they also double as water shoes for swimming and can also be used when you need them for showering at campsites. They don't give the right protection though in alpine environments but good outdoor Teva's are great in the low mountains/ forests
For lightweight footwear, you may want to consider barefoot shoes, they can be really light and flexible. Wildlings is my preferred brand but mukishoes is also good. There is vivobarefoot too, and an increasing number of brands on the barefoot shoe niche
Great video, thanks. We are just getting into bike touring and getting back from a long weekend in France. I can safely say it is a wonderful way of traveling. I can definitely see the appeal of the Brompton. It is a pain to get around on trains and ferry on a fully laden touring bike. We do need to upgrade our tent though, can you tell me which you would recommend for two people. It is a real balance between price, weight and durability. Thank you for your help. Keep pedaling 🚴
Sounds great! Yep the Brompton is good for trains / ferries etc. tent wise for walking we use the force ten helium which is super light (1.4kg) and have taken it cycle touring but it’s a bit limiting if the weather is bad. We had a Coleman tent for almost 20 years (as you can see in the vid) but it’s past it so we are now looking at either the Wild Country Hoolie Compact 2 ETC although it does weigh 3.1kg we can split the weight between us and you get a sizeable porch. Or there is the Alpkit Viso 2 which is similar. There are also some good suggestions in the comments to this video 👍 thanks so much for watching
What would your 'all up' touring bike weight be? For me, getting below 35kg with 'some' water is about as good as it gets. I put scales under the back and front and add together. I'm toying with just a rear rack on a recreational road bike to keep this year's overnight weight low. Thanks.;)
Hi, thanks for watching and commenting. I’m sure with this set up, food and water it’s no more than 30kg. This is based on carrying only a day or twos food and snacks and re supplying on route. We have rear racks on both the Brompton and touring bikes and really rate them but also have a front box 👍
Hi thanks for watching. If you go to our channel and scroll down you’ll see a video called ‘why I love my Brompton’ and another called ‘how to clean your Brompton’. There will be a Brompton touring set up coming soon 👍
I've been riding this bike for about a month ru-vid.comUgkxwC0IIeIomGQVeBWg-kKJaToZkLEFIA2W and a half now and I think it's fantastic. It helps me get to work on time every day since I'm able to fit it inside of public transportation rush hour. The price is great too, people are always shocked when they ask me how much I paid for the fold up and I tell them "200". It's easy to fold and installation when it ships is insanely easy. All you have to install when the bike arrives is one foot pedal, everything else is done for you. I do recommend you carry some sort of wrench to tighten any loose screws on the handle bar and seat whenever they get a little bit loose. Other than that I think it's a fantastic bike. Easily fits in the home, can fit inside a car trunk and can even fit in subway rush hour.
Ooo looks good. Would probably want a larger porch (we have a very light weight tent but the one we are after is more for multi day and not worried about weight so much). Thanks for watching and commenting
Agreed. And as you can see from this video it’s stood us in good stead as we have had most of our kit for years because it’s great quality 👍 thanks for watching
