If you have any tips for a newbie bike packer🚵 let me know in the comments and if you're curious about how the trip will go, I will be publishing every week a new vlog about it, including my experiences of climbing the highest peaks of Europe. ua-cam.com/video/PWxKtzBVjNM/v-deo.html&ab_channel=UntraveledRoads
@@UntraveledRoadsOfficial lol secret is to pack in section and all weight in frame area and under the frame ie water tools and spare parts. food rear seatpost bag from roll bag sleep system and 2 fork bag clothes .. first aid kit on out side of seatpost bag
The Rose backroad looks awesome! I’m kinda surprised it only supports a max of 110 kg. I’d expect more considering most carbon frames hold max 120kg. Good case for a nice aluminum wheelset. My DT Swiss Cr1600 holds up to 130kg
I totally agree, also as I contacted them I could not really understand especially since one of the common use cases for this bike is bike packing. But now after the tour I can say it holds more then 110, I used it up to 125 in winter. Interesting I did not actually know that the wheel set also has max weight, but makes actually sense. Overall though I can say besides the issue with the reported max weight and the tires I got with my configuration I am absolutely happy with the Backroad
Great video. I am also thinking about travelling through Europe on a bike. I cycle a lot, but I have no experience with bikepacking so these videos are really insightful. Are you happy with the steer of the bike as it is? I am thinking of extra "triathlon bars" to be able to change positions some more. Are you going to sleep outside every night? Or will you also sleep at B&B's or hostels? If not, how do you take care of hygiene? Where do you shower and where do you wash your clothes? Do you have a (heavy) lock for your bike? Aren't you afraid somebody will take stuff of your bike (or take your whole bike 😱) when you are in a supermarket for example? Can you give some insight on the financials? How expensive can it be while on the road? Still have to watch the next few videos so maybe I can find some of the answers in there. Anyway, good luck and enjoy!
Hey, thanks for your comment. About answering the questions :D: _bikepacking so these videos are really insightful. _ -- This is also my first bike packing tour, I also watched mainly some Vlogs and videos and spent lots of time reading, but eventually, you learn a lot on the go about what works or not for you and how things are in a certain country _Are you happy with the steer of the bike as it is? I am thinking of extra "triathlon bars" to be able to change positions some more._ - Honestly, it depends on your bike and how you like to ride. if I would do it again I definitely would buy aero bars, since as you said it is fantastic to iterate the positioning, especially if I go uphill I put my elbows currently on the handle and act as if I would have an aero bar but yep I would like to have one :-D _Are you going to sleep outside every night? Or will you also sleep at B&B's or hostels? If not, how do you take care of hygiene? Where do you shower and where do you wash your clothes?_ I iterate, tbh I hoped to sleep way more outside (wild camping) but because of the season it is very difficult in Croatia for example I was told off a few times. My planned ratio was 5 days out 2 days in. Hygiene is a thing, but I need to say I am coming from a mountain climbing background, not showering or washing for a week is normal. Important is that you ensure that wounds are staying clean and dental hygiene on point. If you don't want to get absolutely smelly I think 3 days not showering is no problem. Also in Croatia, I use the sea as a shower which was a big improvement in my life quality. I think this is something you need to find out for yourself and find the style you like. Regarding clothes, I have an ultralight washing machine for a quick cleaning but mostly I use all clothes till an accommodation that is in a city (self service laudry) or has a washing machine. Usually, I use T-shirts (merino) for 3 to 4 days, but I sweat like crazy in the current heat. _Do you have a (heavy) lock for your bike? Aren't you afraid somebody will take stuff of your bike (or take your whole bike 😱) when you are in a supermarket for example?_ I have some ultralight locks, I forgot the brand but they are okay quality and pretty expensive insurance, but yes every time I go to a supermarket I am scared. In accommodations, I call first if I can bring the bike up in the room. My frame is Carbon so I am not only scared if somebody takes my bike but also that somebody might (accidentally) damage it. Ultimately over time, you get a bit calmer but yes my bike is my home so I am protective about it. _Can you give some insight on the financials? How expensive can it be while on the road?_ It really depends where you go, of course. For example in Hungary I could easily survive with 10-15 € per day, in Croatia, everything was way more expensive because it is high season, and also I am forced here to buy waterbottles since in many places there are no coffees to ask for water, so I need 15 to 20. It also depends on how long you can stand noodles with pesto and your lifestyle on the road. I think - and I spoke with bike packers - I can be way cheaper than 10€ if you reduce it to the absolute minimum. Those are just the living costs of course, for accommodations I would not only try booking.com or Airbnb but also use google maps for guest houses, there are some properties that are not listed, and it is a bit more hassle but eventually, you can save a lot of money. I had a case where the only apartments in the city I wanted to stay in were around 100€ but then I just walked to hotels/guest houses and asked and I found something way cheaper. Hope this and some of the stuff I share in the other videos help you and I hope you will have a great tour.
Hi, I have the 55cm version, the bags from Apidura were fitting actually perfectly, also a friend of mine has a smaller 46cm and was able to fit the same bags (except of the saddle bag due because the saddle was mounted very low)
Thanks for the tip. for the next tour, I definitely take something lightweight, was thinking about a MS surface and use the adobe suite but will checkout LumaFusion as well!
It crazy about trying to take dive gear … just rent all you need is your personal dive computer … and you wanting to send stuff all over Europe better to just rent
haha yes pretty crazy idea, to even think about it. Besides my dive computer, I also wanted to bring my underwater lightning for the camera 😆 luckily I had to reduce weight 😆
Haha yes I actually count on that and try to loose 5kg to reach my regular weight of 82 (basically loosing all the good food from the Canary Islands) :-D
If you have any tips for a newbie bike packer🚵 let me know in the comments and if you're curious about how the trip will go, I will be publishing every week a new vlog about it, including my experiences of climbing the highest peaks of Europe.
ua-cam.com/video/PWxKtzBVjNM/v-deo.html&ab_channel=UntraveledRoads
Congratulations! It looks like so much fun. You have quite the adventure planned out. Your English is very good, by the way.
Thank you! It was an awesome trip 🥳 thanks for the feedback 🙏😊
Packing so much fun
indeed, most painful process 😆
@@UntraveledRoadsOfficial lol secret is to pack in section and all weight in frame area and under the frame ie water tools and spare parts. food rear seatpost bag from roll bag sleep system and 2 fork bag clothes .. first aid kit on out side of seatpost bag
The Rose backroad looks awesome! I’m kinda surprised it only supports a max of 110 kg.
I’d expect more considering most carbon frames hold max 120kg.
Good case for a nice aluminum wheelset. My DT Swiss Cr1600 holds up to 130kg
I totally agree, also as I contacted them I could not really understand especially since one of the common use cases for this bike is bike packing. But now after the tour I can say it holds more then 110, I used it up to 125 in winter.
Interesting I did not actually know that the wheel set also has max weight, but makes actually sense.
Overall though I can say besides the issue with the reported max weight and the tires I got with my configuration I am absolutely happy with the Backroad
Great video and project!
Thank you 🙏 can’t wait to start 🚵
I really enjoyed your video. 🤩 ⭐️
Thanks for Sharing! 👍🏼💕
Greetings from Albania. 🇦🇱
thank you so much for your comment. Looking forward to visit Albania on this tour 🙌👐
Great video. I am also thinking about travelling through Europe on a bike. I cycle a lot, but I have no experience with bikepacking so these videos are really insightful.
Are you happy with the steer of the bike as it is? I am thinking of extra "triathlon bars" to be able to change positions some more.
Are you going to sleep outside every night? Or will you also sleep at B&B's or hostels? If not, how do you take care of hygiene? Where do you shower and where do you wash your clothes?
Do you have a (heavy) lock for your bike? Aren't you afraid somebody will take stuff of your bike (or take your whole bike 😱) when you are in a supermarket for example?
Can you give some insight on the financials? How expensive can it be while on the road?
Still have to watch the next few videos so maybe I can find some of the answers in there.
Anyway, good luck and enjoy!
Hey, thanks for your comment. About answering the questions :D:
_bikepacking so these videos are really insightful. _
-- This is also my first bike packing tour, I also watched mainly some Vlogs and videos and spent lots of time reading, but eventually, you learn a lot on the go about what works or not for you and how things are in a certain country
_Are you happy with the steer of the bike as it is? I am thinking of extra "triathlon bars" to be able to change positions some more._
- Honestly, it depends on your bike and how you like to ride. if I would do it again I definitely would buy aero bars, since as you said it is fantastic to iterate the positioning, especially if I go uphill I put my elbows currently on the handle and act as if I would have an aero bar but yep I would like to have one :-D
_Are you going to sleep outside every night? Or will you also sleep at B&B's or hostels? If not, how do you take care of hygiene? Where do you shower and where do you wash your clothes?_
I iterate, tbh I hoped to sleep way more outside (wild camping) but because of the season it is very difficult in Croatia for example I was told off a few times. My planned ratio was 5 days out 2 days in. Hygiene is a thing, but I need to say I am coming from a mountain climbing background, not showering or washing for a week is normal. Important is that you ensure that wounds are staying clean and dental hygiene on point. If you don't want to get absolutely smelly I think 3 days not showering is no problem. Also in Croatia, I use the sea as a shower which was a big improvement in my life quality. I think this is something you need to find out for yourself and find the style you like. Regarding clothes, I have an ultralight washing machine for a quick cleaning but mostly I use all clothes till an accommodation that is in a city (self service laudry) or has a washing machine. Usually, I use T-shirts (merino) for 3 to 4 days, but I sweat like crazy in the current heat.
_Do you have a (heavy) lock for your bike? Aren't you afraid somebody will take stuff of your bike (or take your whole bike 😱) when you are in a supermarket for example?_
I have some ultralight locks, I forgot the brand but they are okay quality and pretty expensive insurance, but yes every time I go to a supermarket I am scared. In accommodations, I call first if I can bring the bike up in the room. My frame is Carbon so I am not only scared if somebody takes my bike but also that somebody might (accidentally) damage it. Ultimately over time, you get a bit calmer but yes my bike is my home so I am protective about it.
_Can you give some insight on the financials? How expensive can it be while on the road?_
It really depends where you go, of course. For example in Hungary I could easily survive with 10-15 € per day, in Croatia, everything was way more expensive because it is high season, and also I am forced here to buy waterbottles since in many places there are no coffees to ask for water, so I need 15 to 20. It also depends on how long you can stand noodles with pesto and your lifestyle on the road. I think - and I spoke with bike packers - I can be way cheaper than 10€ if you reduce it to the absolute minimum. Those are just the living costs of course, for accommodations I would not only try booking.com or Airbnb but also use google maps for guest houses, there are some properties that are not listed, and it is a bit more hassle but eventually, you can save a lot of money. I had a case where the only apartments in the city I wanted to stay in were around 100€ but then I just walked to hotels/guest houses and asked and I found something way cheaper.
Hope this and some of the stuff I share in the other videos help you and I hope you will have a great tour.
Thanks for the detailled answers. Really insightful!
Good luck on your journey. I will certainly watch the other videos too.
@@Ljouwert welcome 🙏. And last advice don’t make the same mistake as me and overplan too much 😜🤗
What framesize do you have? I have also Rose Backroad CF (53cm) and it is very hard to find bags that fits for my bike.
Hi, I have the 55cm version, the bags from Apidura were fitting actually perfectly, also a friend of mine has a smaller 46cm and was able to fit the same bags (except of the saddle bag due because the saddle was mounted very low)
@@UntraveledRoadsOfficial okay! Then I'll try the 4,5L framebag! The saddlebag fits easily 👍🏻
@@Irtokarva if you go for Apidura you can check on their website wether it would fit your bike and size
Switch to iPad Pro with LumaFusion it great for editing and easy to charge
Thanks for the tip. for the next tour, I definitely take something lightweight, was thinking about a MS surface and use the adobe suite but will checkout LumaFusion as well!
It crazy about trying to take dive gear … just rent all you need is your personal dive computer … and you wanting to send stuff all over Europe better to just rent
haha yes pretty crazy idea, to even think about it. Besides my dive computer, I also wanted to bring my underwater lightning for the camera 😆 luckily I had to reduce weight 😆
you will be able to lose plenty of weight , if you cycle enough .
75 kilos would be a nice goal .
Haha yes I actually count on that and try to loose 5kg to reach my regular weight of 82 (basically loosing all the good food from the Canary Islands) :-D