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I do this too, but you must take care not to stress the connectors. Some batteries lack robustness around the cable ports and are easily damaged, breaking the internal connection.

I think the OP may find the geometry of the Salsa Fargo more appropriate.

Top tube length of the large Fargo is 580mm vs 600mm on the large AWOL.

If you use the Campagnolo (small-small) method of chain measurement, the longest possible chain length is assured.

Poor choice. Search the forums and you'll discover the Edge Touring is lousy at navigation. I've read mixed reviews and from what I infer the most derogatory ones are from people who don't appear to know the ins and out of how to use it. Most people who advise it takes a while to get to grips with ...

Poor choice. Search the forums and you'll discover the Edge Touring is lousy at navigation.

Zem Barefoot shoes.

Nice build - but if you had chosen Sram, then Apex shifters are compatible with both front and rear Sram MTB derailleurs and also BB7 road brakes, so the Kellys would be redundant. Worth considering for anyone contemplating a new build, and certain to be the choice for the new bike I'm planning, usi...

You need a Lezyne Micro Floor Drive HVG Mini Pump. Easily mounted on the frame and much better quality than the Topeak product.

I have an Ortlieb bag and use a Rixen Kaul Klickfix mount with distance set (upside down) and multiclip. I made the cables longer and fed them down through the mount. Works very nicely. https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-2BEiXlG8nhs/TUAIYjxFZiI/AAAAAAAADMc/HNux3y10lOE/w1600-h900-no/NZ%2BTour_2010103...

Maybe, maybe not...but you can get detachable drops for flat bars.

Look for Origin8 drop ends.

Get s Mio Cyclo. They have s Surprise Me function that will propose three loop route alternatives based on either desired distance or time, rate each loop for difficulty.

One of the Mio (Magellan) Cyclo family of bike computers might work for you. You can create multiple bike profiles (6) for the desired routing type: City bike, Race bike, Mountain bike, Car, or Running. For each routing type you can set the routing preference by selecting Prefer, Allow, or Try to av...

Perhaps you should be looking at bikes like the Salsa Fargo or Specialized Awol, or if you have deep pockets, the CoMotion Divide.

Look on the Tubus website - you'll find several mounting options for fitting racks to bikes with no fixing points.

downtube are the pits, the worst ever idea in all of human history! When I had them on my Dawes Horizon that position discouraged the use the gears as too much trouble to keep on bending. Some kind of finger flicking good controls encourge optimising things as the road changes moment by moment - gr...