[Michel]

Sounds like a great trip 😎

I guess you’ll be at Tusenmetern in early June? Usually, it is not open before July or maybe Mid June but like Matthew said: “The roads are opening at a remarkable pace this year.”

If you ride Tusenmeteren West to East, you could go via Lærdalsøyri and Aurlandsvegen to Flåm (on National Cycle Route 4: https://cyclenorway.com/en/routes/national-cycle-routes/route-4/) to start your Rallarvegen trip.

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[Dan Gemvall]

I really need to check Tusenmeteren before i leave then. I think i would be there at the beginning of June.

So it might actually not be open yet. In that case the loop that you linked sounds really really nice. I actually watched Matthew’s video on it just a day ago.

[Dan Gemvall]

How / Where do i see if the routes are open?

I can’t seem to find that information.

😟

[Dan Gemvall]

Doing a quick bike check here. I will post the whole setup with bags as well.

I’m going to ride a gravel bike(10.2kg) with 11:1 gear ratio for this ride.

Need to get my front fork thru axle before i can mount everything but these are the bags i will be sporting. I will have 2 restrap race bags on the stem. Ortlieb quick rack on the back for the panniers and one bag and then aero bars in the front where i will strap the other bag

• This reply was modified 1 week, 1 day ago by  Dan Gemvall.

[Michel]

If you really want to save some weight: Drop the lock (lås) and get something like the Hiplok Z Lok Combo (68 g). It will prevent people from just riding away with your bike while you’re in a supermarket, and you won’t need any lock at all in the countryside (similar to Sweden, isn’t it?).

[Mike Page]

Somewhere recently I read about just using a locking carabiner across spokes on a wheel.

How would that compare?

[Dan Gemvall]

I think this is a very valid point. I’ve been staring at that weight for a while.

Locking carbiner could be good. I have one from climbing. Maybe combine it with like a climbing rope. Could use it to hold stuff also.

I do think i would want something where i could attach it to something. Although the bike is going to weigh like 20kg with most of the packing as well. So it’s not something that you just pick up and walk away with.