Ridgeback Expedition

[muxima]

hello I bought a touring bicycle, a Ridgeback Expedition 2016 to go travel and i want to know if anyone here know something about the rear rack. I bought as well a Brooks and a Tubus front rear but i am not sure if i have to change the rear rack to go travel. since i am going at least one year i need something solid and i dont know this one.
thanks a lot.

https://www.evanscycles.com/ridgeback-expedition-2016-touring-bike-EV258092
its this one

 

[Hill Wimp]

I have a Ridgeback World Voyage

and it's an awesome tourer with the same rack of yours. Last year it took me around Holland and Belgium plus a bit of Germany and France and i do not expect to have to change the rack for many years to come.
Happy touring.

 

[Pale Rider]

hello I bought a touring bicycle, a Ridgeback Expedition 2016 to go travel and i want to know if anyone here know something about the rear rack. I bought as well a Brooks and a Tubus front rear but i am not sure if i have to change the rear rack to go travel. since i am going at least one year i need something solid and i dont know this one.
thanks a lot.

https://www.evanscycles.com/ridgeback-expedition-2016-touring-bike-EV258092
its this one

The fitted rack appears to be steel, which is a good indication it will be sturdy.

How much weight do you intend to carry?

Tubus are famously bomb proof and rated at 40kg+, which might be too much for the existing rack.

 

[steveindenmark]

Tubus racks are the best racks you can buy. Do not change them.

 

[raleighnut]

I've got a Topeak on the back of mine but that's only an Aluminium rack, steel are sturdier but I only carry about 20-23 Kg on mine (depends on how much booze is in the panniers)

 

[doog]

Ive an old Blackburn rack, second hand from ebay ..does the job ...Im more concerned with the quality of the screws that fix the lower mounts and tend to change them after every tour.

 

[Blue Hills]

Nice bike muxima. I've test ridden one.

I'd be interested in any future longer term reports on how you find the bike.

 

[muxima]

thks a lot for all the answers.

Blue Hills, great bike, i ride everyday 20km and i am happy. i am going to south america for maybe 1 year
Pale rider, dont know how much, maybe 30kg do you think its better to change de rack and use a tubus?

 

[muxima]

I have a Ridgeback World Voyage

and it's an awesome tourer with the same rack of yours. Last year it took me around Holland and Belgium plus a bit of Germany and France and i do not expect to have to change the rack for many years to come.
Happy touring.

how many kilos did you put on it?

 

[Pale Rider]

thks a lot for all the answers.

Blue Hills, great bike, i ride everyday 20km and i am happy. i am going to south america for maybe 1 year
Pale rider, dont know how much, maybe 30kg do you think its better to change de rack and use a tubus?

For 30 kilos on a long trip where getting things fixed might not be easy I would remove the factory fitted rack and fit a Tubus.

 

[Hill Wimp]

how many kilos did you put on it?

Probably 35 -40kilos if you include my tent, bag and mat which i had on the top of the rack as well as my two ortliebs. However as @PaleRider suggests if you are going somewhere that it may be difficult to get things fixed you may want to get a Tubus. I was in Europe so if anything went wrong it would have been easily sorted out.

 

[Blue Hills]

I'd fit the Tubus to be safe.

By the way if anyone in London wants to try one of these bikes I'd suggest they get in touch with Balfe's Bikes in Dulwich.

(I have no business relationship with them)

 

[muxima]

ok, thks guys, i am gonna change to a tubus thanks a lot for the advices

 

[Hill Wimp]

Good luck and keep us posted with your trip.