Posted by: Peter2
Re: Help: beginners - 03/23/06 11:23 PM
Hello
I'm also student from Germany (not english as you can see:-). If you spend enough time looking for offers at shops, you may save a lot of money. E-bay is also a good posibility. Perhaps you can get some things cheaper if they are used (don't take synthetic sleeping-bags, if they are too old, tey won't keep you warm). It is only very expensive if you notice you have to get something very quick!
Perhaps you can lend some things like bags for your bike?
It could be a problem that your equipment becomes to heavy or too big, so you get problems to carry it.
It depends also on the season. When will you make your tour?
It is more expensive in winter, or in a cold season. In the summer you don't need very warm sleeping-bags.
My girlfriend bought a new bike from Stevens last year for about 600 Euro. It's fun to ride it and we didn't have any problems so long, although it is equiped with the second lowest Shimano-components. You should try to find a bike without rear suspension (as long as you are healthy). They cost a lot but don't really work as long as you don't pay about 1000;-.
You should try to repair your bike, which means in the beginng, buy a book or look in the internet for manuals and try it. If you buy a used bike you can pick it to pieces and put some greace on the parts which are supposed to move.
sleeping-bag: I've bought one for 70 Euro, in which it starts to become cold at 5 degrees. But it worked well all summer long.
tent: I think you can get one around or even under 100 euro, it will be heavy, about 5 or 6 kilos, but at least it is for all of you three and you can split it up.
Bags for bikes are complicated, because many cheap ones don't have a good System to fix them. And it is not so nice if it brokes.
Lokk either for Vaude Bags or other Bags that are used by other here in this forum, or bags with the "Klick-Fix" 1 or 2 System.
Look at
bags
and
Shops
there are many Shops were you can search. It is also a good forum.
I hopr it helps you
best wishes
Peter
I'm also student from Germany (not english as you can see:-). If you spend enough time looking for offers at shops, you may save a lot of money. E-bay is also a good posibility. Perhaps you can get some things cheaper if they are used (don't take synthetic sleeping-bags, if they are too old, tey won't keep you warm). It is only very expensive if you notice you have to get something very quick!
Perhaps you can lend some things like bags for your bike?
It could be a problem that your equipment becomes to heavy or too big, so you get problems to carry it.
It depends also on the season. When will you make your tour?
It is more expensive in winter, or in a cold season. In the summer you don't need very warm sleeping-bags.
My girlfriend bought a new bike from Stevens last year for about 600 Euro. It's fun to ride it and we didn't have any problems so long, although it is equiped with the second lowest Shimano-components. You should try to find a bike without rear suspension (as long as you are healthy). They cost a lot but don't really work as long as you don't pay about 1000;-.
You should try to repair your bike, which means in the beginng, buy a book or look in the internet for manuals and try it. If you buy a used bike you can pick it to pieces and put some greace on the parts which are supposed to move.
sleeping-bag: I've bought one for 70 Euro, in which it starts to become cold at 5 degrees. But it worked well all summer long.
tent: I think you can get one around or even under 100 euro, it will be heavy, about 5 or 6 kilos, but at least it is for all of you three and you can split it up.
Bags for bikes are complicated, because many cheap ones don't have a good System to fix them. And it is not so nice if it brokes.
Lokk either for Vaude Bags or other Bags that are used by other here in this forum, or bags with the "Klick-Fix" 1 or 2 System.
Look at
bags
and
Shops
there are many Shops were you can search. It is also a good forum.
I hopr it helps you
best wishes
Peter