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My new, old bike on her first grocery haul. Carrying 65lbs 😁 (lemmy.ca)

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I (sadly) replaced an older Norco MTB i was using this past year for another 30 year old, chromoly MTB in a larger frame.

Moved all the racks, fenders, wheels, tires, and accessory mounts over to the new bike.

Axiom rear rack (apparently 110lb capacity, but there's no way to move that much weight safely), Arkel shopper bag panniers (up to 29 liters each), a generic backet attached to the rack with straps for easy removal.

Any more weight, and the trailer comes out 😂

It's not super easy to ride with that much weight in the back, and when I've got front panniers on, it does stabilize things quite a bit.

This larger frame handles better than the smaller Norco frame, so it's an overall improvement.

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That's the weirdest looking kick stand I've ever seen

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago

It's called the "click stand". A retired fellow in the US custom makes them. They are prefect for extreme loads, where a standard kickstand would break 👍

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Looks very nice! How are the roads where you live? Is there a risk of the back wheel not surviving curbs and potholes?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

Roads aren't great, neither are the trails 😂 That wheel has seen well over 1000km, with many similar grocery runs. But I'm cautious when carrying a load, and don't ride over curbs.

I am considering a proper touring wheel, but they would cost 2x more than what i paid for the bike 🤑