For cycling, more expensive parts don’t really help much. Mid range everything is fine. I don’t need clip on pedals, regular ones are great. For kayaking, anything inflatable is really slower than hard sides and it matters for the enjoyment.
I started with inflatable as it was super cheap. Got a rigid one now. Used it a lot before but since moving house it’s a longer walk to the sea and I usually cycle there to swim instead. Would like to take the kayak out again, but it’s like an hour round trip walking with a kayak to get to water, I can cycle it in under 10 minutes.
Can you also carry the bike on the kayak after though? Not sure if salt water spray on the bike is good for it either. If I don’t have the bike with me I would probably just get back to no bike.
For cycling, more expensive parts don’t really help much. Mid range everything is fine. I don’t need clip on pedals, regular ones are great. For kayaking, anything inflatable is really slower than hard sides and it matters for the enjoyment.
Making your bike more efficient is just making it less efficient at exercising you.
I started with inflatable as it was super cheap. Got a rigid one now. Used it a lot before but since moving house it’s a longer walk to the sea and I usually cycle there to swim instead. Would like to take the kayak out again, but it’s like an hour round trip walking with a kayak to get to water, I can cycle it in under 10 minutes.
There are trailers for bikes, that can carry a kayak :)
Can you also carry the bike on the kayak after though? Not sure if salt water spray on the bike is good for it either. If I don’t have the bike with me I would probably just get back to no bike.
The person I met who did that had a foldable bike. Hmm, they were kayaking in fresh water, so yeah, maybe this doesn’t work in your case