Overland mountain bike option

[RFB]

I see a lot of guys using a bike rack on rear swingout, heres a bike used by the military, sactioned by the pentagon and made by a companty in cambridge Ma its a pro series (1000.00 ish) and I swaped in ALL high end parts, this is a great backup for deep off road and having this folded up in rear is a way out if your rig cant make it. I am 240lbs ride this hard, real hard and never damaged the all aluminium frame.This bike weighs almost nothing, can be stowed inside or in an 80 attic.

 

[cruiserpilot]

Beats walking. Couple of decades ago when I was riding, I used to let the drive the truck out, I'd ride
my Rocky Mtn Hammer. After 20 kms, I'm waiting for quite a while for her to catch up. Best backup ever.

 

[RFB]

Beats walking. Couple of decades ago when I was riding, I used to let the drive the truck out, I'd ride
my Rocky Mtn Hammer. After 20 kms, I'm waiting for quite a while for her to catch up. Best backup ever.

Indeed Ive seen many mtn bikes in moab and ouray pass you on the trail and just keep going. Im a tad too old for that type of action but I still break it out and on a long range road trip it good to have when rolling solo

 

[G-Cat]

Which model is that? The Paratrooper Elite retails for $2500...Paratrooper or Paratrooper Pro?

 

[RFB]

Which model is that? The Paratrooper Elite retails for $2500...Paratrooper or Paratrooper Pro?

its a PRO my second but I juiced it to beyond thier elite version hell of a lot cheaper but a serious bike now. ebay and DIY is your friend

 

[Sc0-]

Nice!

 

[Tigerstripe40]

I'm a bigger guy myself (245lbs ride ready) and have upgraded my brakes on the bikes I ride regularly to the 4 piston Zee brakes. If you have centerlock hubs, I'd also go with the ice tech freeza rotors (they have additional cooling fins).

 

[Boss Hog]

26” wheels?

 

[Boss Hog]

26” wheels?

 

[bugsnbikes]

Im guessing 27-30lbs on that.

Climbing out 7000ft is very different than descending 7000ft : food for thought if this is truly a worst case scenario breakdown option. Start training now for some real world “escapes”. depending where you journey with your rig- Are you 5-10mi. Off the beaten path.......or 50-75mi. ??? and how long will that take you to do 60mi. ?

Having just done A leisurely 7500ft of climbing over 60mi. on a Singlespeed mtn bike.....I can safely say I’d rather Have a 2meter Ham radio exit option to have me covered and save the biking for fun.

Also- big bike rides run into a host of other problems.

 

[RFB]

Which model is that? The Paratrooper Elite retails for $2500...Paratrooper or Paratrooper Pro?

its a pro that I juiced with super hi end parts so its actually better than the highline for about 700 less.

 

[RFB]

I'm a bigger guy myself (245lbs ride ready) and have upgraded my brakes on the bikes I ride regularly to the 4 piston Zee brakes. If you have centerlock hubs, I'd also go with the ice tech freeza rotors (they have additional cooling fins).



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i have those rotors mounted on new 27.5 mavic rims they dont fit. so............ into the spare crap pile.