So a tourer needs really strong wheels to handle all that weight, right? But am I right in thinking that by using a trailer you avoid this issue, and that pulling a loaded trailer will not put any more pressure on the wheel than ordinary riding?
I'm asking because I want to get a proper tourer but probably don't have time to organise it now before we leave for our tour on 9th July. And I was avoiding a trailer because I thought we were catching trains etc, but now we're loading up the car, so it won't make much difference anyway. We're doing the Danube cycle path, and it looks to me like there won't be many issues with gates etc (which have been a real pain in the past with a trailer).
So all of this is making me think I should take my very light hybrid-but-almost-a-road bike anyway, with the Bob trailer attached, and take my time getting the tourer. The only other alternative I have is a very heavy 8-speed hub city bike, with panniers. I can't go particularly lightweight no matter what we do, because we are a group of 5, two of whom are children (pre-teen) and one of whom is a newbie 70-year-old who has never camped, and barely cycled.
Am I thinking of this the right way?
I'm asking because I want to get a proper tourer but probably don't have time to organise it now before we leave for our tour on 9th July. And I was avoiding a trailer because I thought we were catching trains etc, but now we're loading up the car, so it won't make much difference anyway. We're doing the Danube cycle path, and it looks to me like there won't be many issues with gates etc (which have been a real pain in the past with a trailer).
So all of this is making me think I should take my very light hybrid-but-almost-a-road bike anyway, with the Bob trailer attached, and take my time getting the tourer. The only other alternative I have is a very heavy 8-speed hub city bike, with panniers. I can't go particularly lightweight no matter what we do, because we are a group of 5, two of whom are children (pre-teen) and one of whom is a newbie 70-year-old who has never camped, and barely cycled.
Am I thinking of this the right way?