I tried uploading more photos but no go. The red in the above is a tad brighter than in reality! Here is a better gallery: https://www.flickr.com/photos/steveparry/albums/72177720329159894

Your going out the same way you came in.
Honestly ive gotten lazy o  the bije wbat really putting me off is the amountvof cars
So far 7000 housrs built all where i ljve s.and everone drives.

Quote from: mickeg on October 28, 2025, 01:32:55 AM

Is it a Checkpoint?
I know about five or six people with the Checkpoint, two of them had to replace their bottom brackets.  But the bottom bracket problem might be limited to the carbon frame models.

Domane AL. Not sure which number. A midrange model. Funnily enough, I had asked her if there had been any bottom bracket problems. She said apart from normal wear items, everything was original.

The people that I know that have Trek bikes, the only ones that had bottom bracket problems had the Checkpoint, I think both of them were carbon frames but maybe only one is carbon?  The people I know with aluminum frame Checkpoints, no problems other than one gal has had some defective tires, I think her bike is now two years old. 

I have never thought of the Domane as a gravel bike, I think of that as a road bike.  And it does not surprise me that it has 24 spokes.

There are lots of Trek bikes in my area, the CEO lives about 10 miles from my home, their headquarters about 30 miles.  But I have never owned one.  I considered a 520 about a decade and a half ago, but got something else.

thanks for replys folks .y bike frame is aCX cross bike ultegra groupset .
i have an electric front wheel on 250 watt get my aching bones up the hills.
but makes the bike HEAVY  .

all the camping is brand new really nice gear Kilos brand
panniers are ortlieb classic
tent is really nice 2 man looks pure quality but sure wont know
how it holds up in storms until i try it lol.
ya know being old 72 is not a lotta fun thats a fact
broke a bloody tooth last night aint got to many left who invented teeth
my poor back is still knackered and eye sight is getting a bit on the dodgy side.

But saying all that im determined to get a few good over nighters before i totally seize up,
hence the reason i asked about alu frames lol

cheers
jags

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Carrier racks make a difference. Best I have used are the Thorn and Tubus ones made from steel tubes.

Yes. 

I have not used a Thorn rack, I use a Tubus Logo EVO on my Nomad Mk II or Sherpa for touring, it was rated for 40kg.

The Racktime Addit rack appears to have been discontinued, I use that on my light touring bike, rated for 30 kg.  Also a great rack, an internet search finds several retailers still sell it.

Tubus and Racktime reduced their weight ratings, it is my understanding that the reduction is because they wanted to have ratings below a regulatory weight rating needed for a child carrier.  I suspect their older higher ratings are still reliable ratings.