De France, je pense sincèrement la même chose et je m’apprête à monter un vélo de voyage avec une Mountain Bike de cette époque.👌

Cheers mate. It was so heavy on my first 2 trips. I was genuinely stoked when it felt heaps lighter and handled 1000 times better 😂

Cheers mate, Such a good comment. I seriously have a huge smile on my face from this.

Haha, it was so heavy. I was really interested to know what it weighed. Turns out after I filmed this I remembered a few extra items I had on me. 1 being a 1 litre bottle of Gatorade. Damn it was heavy. I had fun learning to weld aluminium so I think I might make some more changes. I’m thinking about removing the front rack and using a handlebar roll. This will give me space to make up a tripod holder on my fork. I think I just like tinkering with it 😂 Enjoy your rides 👍

Thanks mate. You’ve just mentioned my 3 favourite hobbies. Photography, Outdoor adventures, and making stuff. Glad you’re enjoying. That’s for the support 😀

Cheers Codey, Getting there slowely. Not the lightest setup but it's definitely been cheap. Maybe by 2022 I can drop another 10kg 😂

I've been loving playing with this old beast. it's been apart about 10 times experimenting with old parts laying around. So easy to work with and no stress about damaging it. I agree with the steel, I have an old alloy bike and this just seems so much nicer to ride.

Cheers mate! I know how you’re feeling. I can’t stop thinking about modifying another old bike I have but no time and little room in an apartment. I might have to move back in with the oldies 😂😂

I carried way to much gear my first 2 attempts. Was pretty easy to drop some kg's. I still think I need to drop some more weight but that will come with time. If I buy 1 new item per trip I can normally sneak it past the wife without too much fuss 😂😂

Cheers mate! 🤙 I love the old hardrock’s and rock hoppers, good choice! Have you been bikepacking before? I’m still relatively new to it and I just love it. As soon as this lockdown ends in Sydney I’m off somewhere. I just put a new drivetrain on my old thing and it’s riding perfect. I’m so excited 😂

@@advanturest not been bikepacking yet still building the bike and buying parts and frame bags ect but I'm so excited to get out there

Exporting as I type this. Will upload tomorrow.

Cheers mate! I’ve been having the best time on this old thing. It may not be the quickest bike but it sure puts a smile on my face 😀

I hope so, I need time to film stuff 😂 I also want to see others struggle more than me. 🤷‍♂️

Slowly getting there. I’ve since got a little air pad that is actually a lot more comfy than the large foam one which is great. My tent is 3.5kg which sucks. Great tent but not for bikepacking. I’ve got my eye on a new tent and sleeping bag but they’re expensive. Hopefully I can get one soon. I love making videos of my trips and my camera required different lenses for photo and video so instead of upgrading camp gear I ended up buying a new expensive camera so I only need 1 lens now. I was carrying 3 heavy lenses which was crazy. My last few trips have been in bad weather so I’ve been carrying too much stuff. Fingers crossed I can get that little light tent and sleeping bag, organise a trip and get good weather, and hopefully do a ride where I’m not riding the heaviest bike 😂 It’s an ongoing trend that I have the heaviest bike 😂 saying that I’d prefer to have the heaviest bike than not ride at all! I’m really loving this bikepacking 👍

Nice! I was originally looking for a rockhopper but found this. With the front forks, when I welded on the front caliper mount I also welded on 2 little disks I made up with a threaded hole in the middle. it's a bit overkill but I wasn't sure how thick the fork walls were. Turns out the fork steel tube is thicker than i expected. it is about 3mm thick. You could probably get away with just drilling and tapping a thread. Other forks my vary of course. I'll see if I can upload a photo.

Awesome mate! Glad to hear you had a good trip! I’m hoping to get down that way next week. It’s been too long. Hope the summer flies weren’t to bad! Cheers

@@advanturest flies where crazy bad. Had an awesome time, cannot wait for our next trip, likely to be somewhere in the Jagungal Wilderness.

@@80ZX yeah I’ve heard that. I went into the Jagungal in Jan last year and there was heaps of flies. Late Feb 2021 I did the Jagungal and there was no flies. It seems Late Feb and March are a good time to go. I plan to go in the next week or 2 so hopefully they’re not to bad by then.

Nice, I love the old bikes these days. I’m running the Maxxis Crossmark 26 x 2.25. I went into a bike shop during COVID and these tyres where the only 26in tyres they had so I bought them. Turns out I really like them.

So much fun playing with these old bikes. Definitely been an experiment. 😂 Good times!

😂 I’ve always wanted to learn how to use a tig welder and without a project it never happens. Thought this would be a fun project. Thin aluminium is very hard for an amateur so it was definitely a learning curve. It hasn’t broken yet though 😂 I also got the old bike for a budget build and just the front rack cost 4 times the price of the bike.

Cheers Luc, The disk brakes are so much better. especially when the bike is fully loaded. I just made up some mounts from some steel plate I had laying around at work and welded them onto the frame. If you're not handy with a welder you can buy cheap 26" forks with disk mounts online. I think they also sell bolt on rear mounts. I didn't want to do this as I was trying to make it as budget as possible. I filmed a bit of the process but never got around to making a video. I've had a few questions so I will throw something together showing what I did. I just made it up as I went but it works well. I've been away but back home today so I'll get onto it. My bike has steel forks and steel rear triangle. If your bike is Alloy or Chromoly the process will be a little different. Something else to think about is mount placement. you will need wheels with rotors/disks. I used the new wheels to align the caliper and mount placement. I then tacked it in position, removed the wheel and welded. I just found some cheap wheels and brakes on Facebook marketplace. I paid $25 for a complete set of brakes, front and rear. I then paid $50 for a set of wheels with the disks. You can probably get these heaps cheaper if you're patient and keep an eye out. You may also have some? I'll post a link to the video here once I've finished.

Cheer mate, I believe it is 25 litres. It came from Aldi Supermarkets. I just googled it and they had 44L and 25L dry bags. The brand is Crane. Perfect fit for my sleeping bag.

These are the Topeak Midloader and Toploader. The midloader comes in different sizes. I have a feeling this was the bigger one. Cheers!

Somehow I only just saw your message! As long as you’re out there riding with a smile, that is all that matters 😀

@@advanturest absolutely, just the bike moves a lil slow😂

Cheers, it’s a 1995 Raleigh M-Trax 1000

I’ve done a few trips since this video and I think I’m getting a little lighter each time. (Weather depended) My next 2 items I’d like to buy is what you have just mentioned, a new tent and sleeping bag. My tent weighs 3.6kg and my sleeping bag is big and heavy too. What sleeping bag did you get? I want a warm one that is small and light. I haven’t done any research yet but super keen to make it happen. Saying this I’d be happy riding with anything as long as I’m on my bike.

@@advanturest I got the AEGISMAX Outdoor Ultra-Light Goose Down Sleeping Bag Three-Season Down Sleeping Bag from Amazon. It has come very highly recommended by tons of people. I'm pretty happy with it and the price is very reasonable for a down bag.

You’ve just given me an idea, maybe I’ll do a bikepacking trip around Sydney. I’ll could stay at some beach side caravan parks, hostels in the city. That would be different and kind of fun!

@@advanturest THAT.IS.EPIC!

It still not light but damn it was heavy 😂

It’s a 25 litre crane bag I got from Aldi years ago. I don’t think they sell them anymore. Here is a link to the UK Aldi site. www.aldi.co.uk/crane-25l-dry-duffle-bag/p/098140292469002

No this is a Raleigh M-Trax 1000. The Kona Cinder cone looked to be the same colour. I like the look of those Cinder Cones.

This is a Surly Front rack, it comes with little adaptors that can slide up and down to suit your bike. This video shows the installation process kzfaq.info/get/bejne/eKd0e5ym1JalXYE.html I mounted it to old forks which have the little eyelets down near the axle plus I welded on another mount halfway up the fork. It’s got 2 bolts either side to support it and works well! Saying that this rack is designed for panniers and I don’t use panniers anymore so will be moving away from it. It’s just difficult to strap things to the side that are not pannier bags. I’ll be running a handlebar roll and fork cage on my next trip. Hope that helps!

@@advanturest Thanks for your reply. I notice in the video you have linked there, the rack installation relies on mid-fork eyelets. How did you install it on your retro MTB, which presumably doesn't have those eyelets? I have a similar bike and I'm hoping to do what you've done with a surly front rack :)

@@victorfisher5370 I welded on some little mounts, I actually talk briefly about it in another video. Go to the 5.30min and you can see what I did. The fork metal was thicker than I thought and I could probably have gotten away with just drilling and tapping the hole. I’m not sure if other forks have a thinner wall though. I have seen guys use nutserts which would work well but you may need the tool to install them. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/d7epl7qkyLatYas.html

@@victorfisher5370 I just searched this which may be a good help. He calls them riv nuts but I’ve always called them nutserts. He also installs them without the correct tool so it is possible. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/p7R8opWjrt2ZfWw.html

But it is 😂😂😂 One day I will buy a smaller, lighter tent and upgrade my cheap heavy sleeping bag. But for now, it does the job!

Haha, you’re probably right but my whole apartment is carpeted except for the kitchen and bathroom which are too small. I’m not sure how well the scales work on carpet. Coffee table looked like a good spot 😂

I got the Largest Topeak Midloader which is the 6L frame bag and the TopLoader which is only 1 size and it is 750ml.

@@advanturest Ah nice, 6L fits your frame real nice.

They are 26 inch.

yep that was my first thought as well, not only is it too big he could with a smaller frame have a longer seat post that is flexing a bit making it a nicer ride.

My bike is 14kg empty 😂

I don’t mind the look of guards but so far I haven’t had much of an issue. If I do some more rainy rides I think it would be ideal to keep the mud off everything 👍

@@advanturest preference I guess, rain or sun I prefer for sure but couldn't care less whether people don't use them as long as they don't ride in front of me on a wet road day...🙏