20kg on rear rack too much?

[Georgem123]

i have just loaded up everything before my tour to italy and as my Giant defy 5 only has rear mounts, all my stuff is on the back.

it seems very heavy and im worried that it my snap by bike or a lot of spokes

anyone got any expereience

 

[MikeW-71]

Sounds a bit much for comfort TBH. How much do you weigh? It'll make the front end really light too.

 

[alans]

Fix a front pannier with P-clips & spread the load.Much better for comfort & handling

 

[steveindenmark]

Get rid of some gear. I can assure you that you do not need it all.

Steve

 

[alans]

Can I also remind you of a well used maxim

Halve your kit & double your cash

IME this works very well

 

[Brandane]

Fix a front pannier with P-clips & spread the load.Much better for comfort & handling

^^^This^^^.
Or at least fit a good handlebar bag such as a Topeak. It might not look good, but will at least re-distribute some of the weight.

 

[Georgem123]

Sounds a bit much for comfort TBH. How much do you weigh? It'll make the front end really light too.

i weigh 60kg, only 5"7

 

[Georgem123]

Fix a front pannier with P-clips & spread the load.Much better for comfort & handling

bit late , i leave tomorrow

 

[albion]

Make sure you take a spoke key with you.
Balance the load, and check rear wheel daily and you should be OK.

Remember, straightening a buckled wheel as often as not means loosening the more tensioned spoke side.

 

[vernon]

bit late , i leave tomorrow

Start jettisoning some stuff.

On the clothing front don't triplicate, duplicate. E.g. two riding shirts not three.

Look at how much electrical gear you can leave behind. You phone will take decent pictures so leave the camera behind.

First aid kit - take some plaster and some antiseptic cream if you must and put it in your wash bag. Leave the rest behind.

Torch - use the smart phone with a torch app.

A multitool and spoke key is all you need, you can true up a wheel with a bust spoke or two on the drive side until you get to a bike shop.

 

[alans]

bit late , i leave tomorrow

do it en-route?

 

[Aushiker]

Only 20 kg? That is not a load Okay in a bit of seriousness my bike is a Surly Long Haul Trucker and has decent wheels with 36 spokes but I have carried 35 kg on water on the back plus other stuff in the panniers (overload of food for 15 days from the front pannier) plus pulled a trailer with the rest of the load. I am not sure that 20 kg is really that big an issue assuming you have half decent wheels (e.g., not 20 spokes ).

This photo was taken early in the section with pretty much most of that load.

Andrew

 

[MarkF]

Start jettisoning some stuff.

Yep, 10kg's of it.

 

[hoopdriver]

It's not too much, but unless you are carrying that much gear fir a very specific reason, I'd look to get rid of much of it. When I cycled across the Great Sandy Desert and the Pilbara on my round Australia trek I was carrying considerably more than that at times, but then 23 kilos of that was water which I very definitely needed.

 

[Crankarm]

It's not too much, but unless you are carrying that much gear fir a very specific reason, I'd look to get rid of much of it. When I cycled across the Great Sandy Desert and the Pilbara on my round Australia trek I was carrying considerably more than that at times, but then 23 kilos of that was water which I very definitely needed.

What 23 litres of water! O M G.