Tonight I weighed my touring kit and panniers

[vernon]

It was twenty pounds lighter than the weight that I have lost this year since joining Slimming World. It should be a much more relaxed ride on this years' tour along the Danube.

It was much easier and cheaper to shed personal weight than be a weight weenie and trim ounces of individual items in the pursuit of lightweight touring.

 

[john xyz]

and the pack weight?

 

[vernon]

and the pack weight?

Look at my sig line and do the sums

 

[lulubel]

Does that weight include camping gear, or will you be sleeping in beds?

 

[john xyz]

I'm new to all this. Cant see how that tells me your pack(luggage (and bike)) weight?!

 

[redcard]

It was twenty pounds lighter than the weight that I have lost this year since joining Slimming World/quote]

Huh?

 

[MrJamie]

Hes lost just under 60 lbs at slimming world, his touring kit weighs 40 lbs, so even with his bike fully laden on tour hes still 20 lbs lighter than he used to be without luggage.. i think

Vernon, are you noticing a big difference being 60 lbs lighter in a relatively short space of time?

 

[vernon]

Does that weight include camping gear, or will you be sleeping in beds?

Camping, cooking, some food, clothes, limited spares, pump and tools.

 

[vernon]

Hes lost just under 60 lbs at slimming world, his touring kit weighs 40 lbs, so even with his bike fully laden on tour hes still 20 lbs lighter than he used to be without luggage.. i think

Vernon, are you noticing a big difference being 60 lbs lighter in a relatively short space of time?

Oh yes indeed. I uswed to do 100km Audaxes in 6-7 hours. My fastest this year was knocked off in 4hr 40min official time but is started 15min late so it was really 4 hr 25min.

I've not been beaten by any hill this year.

 

[john xyz]

Hes lost just under 60 lbs at slimming world, his touring kit weighs 40 lbs, so even with his bike fully laden on tour hes still 20 lbs lighter than he used to be without luggage.. i think

Vernon, are you noticing a big difference being 60 lbs lighter in a relatively short space of time?

Touring kit weighs 40lbs - thats what i was after - ta! Putting mine together slowly, was wonderingf what others weigh...

 

[lordloveaduck]

I bet you have magnificent thighs, they must be like Sculptured marble that glisten in the warm summer rain

 

[vernon]

I bet you have magnificent thighs, they must be like Sculptured marble that glisten in the warm summer rain

Where did that come from?

 

[vernon]

He must have got us mixed up....

He is a she.

As it happens I have have magnificent thighs. If only my abs matched the awesomeness of my quads.

I'll review my progress to total awesomess in 74.5 pounds of further weightloss time.

 

[lordloveaduck]

He must have got us mixed up....

I'm all woman (I have proof) who enjoys the site of a pair of firm muscular thighs......

 

[vernon]

I'm all woman (I have proof) who enjoys the site of a pair of firm muscular thighs......

Firm is an understatement in my case.....