It was much slower than I usually go due to a lot of wind, some "barely a path" roads along the way, the bike being a citybike meant for daily shopping, as well as the fact that I was carrying 50kg (110lbs) of luggage on my back the whole way π
Excuses for being a slowpoke aside, it was a good challenge for my general health and fitness journey, and a very pleasant ride π
But I would advise not to wear such a heavy backpack while riding
I had to get my cpap machine, devices, clothes etc home after my 3 day visit to my dad's place π€·π»
do I understand it correctly that you have 50kg on your back and not on the bike?
Yeah
Thatβs a very bad choice for your spine, even if you sit pretty upright
I have a backpack with good straps so the weight is distributed across the torso (specifically straps at the hips and upper chest in addition to the regular back straps), so that helps a lot.
The main problem was really to not tip over by shifting the weight to the side when stopping at traffic lights and leaning tbh π
Luckily I'm a heavy dude and careful, though, so I only had one or two semi-close calls of that π