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Hi, I am interested in buy a touring bike. I currently ride
an old Repco superlite, but want to upgrade to a better
/purpose built bike. I will be using it mainly for commuting
to work, approx 35k's and some longer distance stuff/audax
rides on weekends of probably around 100 - 200k's.
I thought a touring bike would be the way to go, because of
the good gear range, 36 spoke wheels for strength etc.
Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Ta Rob
Sadly christies is no longer as they would have been the best place to go (Hawthorn, Melb)
Cecil walker make VERY good tourers. Speak to Leigh Kilpatrick.
Sometime tourer/racer/Audaxer/Paris-Brest-Paris-er
If off the shelf perhaps something like:
Mongoose Randonneur (at budget end) review australian cyclist site
Never did understand why someone didnt fill the big niche that Shogun had with their AlpineGT. A wonderful steed with decent bits and great price (and in British racing green)
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<body> There are very few true touring bikes available in
Australia, I believe Cecil Walker in Melbourne may be your
best bet.<br> <br> There are plenty in the UK, I ride a
Thorn XTC try - <a
href="sjscycles.comthornbrochure.aspOpen ↗">St John St
Cycles Thorn brochure page</a><br> <br> Jack Russell<br>
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<pre wrap="">Hi, I am interested in buy a touring bike. I
currently ride an old Repco superlite, but want to upgrade
to a better /purpose built bike. I will be using it mainly
for commuting to work, approx 35k's and some longer
distance stuff/audax rides on weekends of probably around
100 - 200k's.
I thought a touring bike would be the way to go, because of
the good gear range, 36 spoke wheels for strength etc.
Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Ta Rob
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It depends on what sort of touring you do. You appear to
need a lite weight tourer for people who take a credit card
rather than a tent.
The UK is definitly the best place to get one, but thios
probably doesn't help! (My pick is a hand built Roberts, but
Thorn are good too) At the cheaper end the Dawes Galaxy and
Ralihgt Randenour are good work horses.
As for Australia try the Cannondale T800, T1000 or T2000.
Cheers,
Philip
"Robbity" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:Hi, I am interested in buy a touring bike. I currently
ride an old Repco superlite, but want to upgrade to a
better /purpose built bike. I will be using it mainly for
commuting to work, approx 35k's and some longer
distance
Quoted message said:stuff/audax rides on weekends of probably around 100
- 200k's.I thought a touring bike would be the way to go, because
of the good gear range, 36 spoke wheels for strength etc.Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Ta Rob
Robbity said:
Hi, I am interested in buy a touring bike.
but, then you go onto list a commuter and Audax. {:-)
If you want a custom built touring frame, talk to Wayne
Kotzur, but it sounds like you want something a bit between.
Quoted message said:I thought a touring bike would be the way to go, because
of the good gear range, 36 spoke wheels for strength etc.
What is the problem with just adding another set of wheels
to your current bicycle? To give you a wider gear range?
Then choose racking to carry the weight (in panniers) you
want.
BTW, I now tour on a MTB, which is anything but light and
hence rather slow.
Robbity said:Hi, I am interested in buy a touring bike. I currently
ride an old Repco superlite, but want to upgrade to a
better /purpose built bike. I will be
See reviews at : australiancyclist.com.aushowarOpen ↗
ticle.php?s=4&a=433
They have a Cannondale T2000 review too.
Perhaps you do want only a specific touring bike, but maybe
you could instead use a hybrid.
I and most of my touring and social riding friends use
hybrids of various price ranges. Giant make pretty good
models such as 'Innova' at around $1000, probably less with
the current exchange rate. They also have some cheaper
models and Cannondale also have a more expensive range of
hybrids which were called 'Silk Path' when I bought mine but
I think they are called something like ....Adventure now.
There are many other hybrids available in Australia and this
may be the way for you to go. Check them out and see what
you think.
Carl "Robbity" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:Hi, I am interested in buy a touring bike. I currently
ride an old Repco superlite, but want to upgrade to a
better /purpose built bike. I will be using it mainly for
commuting to work, approx 35k's and some longer
distance
Quoted message said:stuff/audax rides on weekends of probably around 100
- 200k's.I thought a touring bike would be the way to go, because
of the good gear range, 36 spoke wheels for strength etc.Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Ta Rob
Robbity said:I am interested in buy a touring bike. I currently ride
an old Repco superlite, but want to upgrade to a better
/purpose built bike. I will be using it mainly for
commuting to work, approx 35k's and some longer
distance stuff/audax rides on weekends of probably
around 100 - 200k's.I thought a touring bike would be the way to go, because
of the good gear range, 36 spoke wheels for strength etc.
The best touring bike is *my* touring bike 😉
I'm interested in seeing one of Shogun's touring bikes, they
were doing a cross-promotion with Knog a few months back. I
don't know where you can see one of these, but if someone
knows, please tell me.
The Trek 520(?) is well thought of on the Phred Bicycle
Touring list, but I think that's mainly 'cause of Americana.
But if you want to see one of these they had one in Clarence
St Cyclery the other day. (it usually lives upstairs near
the panniers, but I noticed it was downstairs with the hybrid-
road bikes lately).
Have you considered having one custom built ?
-kt
Although I haven't ridden one the sizing on the Cannondale tourers differs too greatly for my liking. The Medium has a top tube of 54.5cm while the large model has a tt of 57.2cm, a big diiference and not really enough sizes in between to get a proper fit especially considering the price.
From what i've read (and tried) the biggest problem most ppl have with the Trek 520 is getting the handlebar height equal with seat height. Trek seems to cut the steerer for 'looks' rather than for fit. Here's a good forum thread to read regarding this http://www.cyclingforums.com/t91987.html .
I think if you have the money then a custom frame is the way to go (something I regret not getting myself!).
If looking at a hybrid try the Avanti Blade or even better 520 steel framed Jamis Coda Sport http://www.jamisbikes.com/bikes/04_coda_sport.html
An audax style bike worth looking at would be the Specialized Sequoia
http://www.specialized.com/SBCBkFamily.jsp?sid=04Sequoia&JServSessionIdroot=xb860zb8t3.j27008.
How about a recumbent trike? :-)
"Robbity" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:Hi, I am interested in buy a touring bike. I currently
ride an old Repco superlite, but want to upgrade to a
better /purpose built bike. I will be using it mainly for
commuting to work, approx 35k's and some longer
distance
Quoted message said:stuff/audax rides on weekends of probably around 100
- 200k's.I thought a touring bike would be the way to go, because
of the good gear range, 36 spoke wheels for strength etc.Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Ta Rob
Thank you all for your comments. It has given me plenty to
mull over.
As far as Hand made touring bikes are concerned, does anyone
know of a builder in Perth?
Cheers Rob "Robbity" <[email hidden]> wrote in
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Quoted message said:Hi, I am interested in buy a touring bike. I currently
ride an old Repco superlite, but want to upgrade to a
better /purpose built bike. I will be using it mainly for
commuting to work, approx 35k's and some longer
distance
Quoted message said:stuff/audax rides on weekends of probably around 100
- 200k's.I thought a touring bike would be the way to go, because
of the good gear range, 36 spoke wheels for strength etc.Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Ta Rob
I would love to ride a trike, but I hear that they give you
nothing but knee problems.
"Around Australia Recumbent Style"
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Quoted message said:How about a recumbent trike? :-)
"Robbity" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
"]news:[email hidden]...Quoted message said:Hi, I am interested in buy a touring bike. I currently
ride an old Repco superlite, but want to upgrade to a
better /purpose built bike. I will
be
Quoted message said:Quoted message said:using it mainly for commuting to work, approx 35k's and
some longer
distanceQuoted message said:stuff/audax rides on weekends of probably around 100 -
200k's.I thought a touring bike would be the way to go, because
of the good
gear
Quoted message said:Quoted message said:range, 36 spoke wheels for strength etc.
Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Ta Rob
Robbity said:
I would love to ride a trike, but I hear that they give
you nothing but knee problems.
Did you get an explanation of why?
My guess is that people are rarely saerious about riding
trikes and only have occassional rides on them and they are
not adjusted to the rider. Like so many basic bicycles you
see around.
Major problem is road camber on basic trikes.
Back in the late 1970's, there was someone who road a front-
end trike around Australia written up in Freewheeling. Zed,
Zeke, Z???. It was that or loose his kidneys I believe.
Terry Collins said:Robbity said:I would love to ride a trike, but I hear that they give
you nothing but knee problems.Did you get an explanation of why?
I would guess its because they don't lean with you on
corners, so your legs are twisted. Solution could be to stop
pedalling on bends ??
But I hear that your knees are fixed so it must be something else :-)
"Robbity" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:I would love to ride a trike, but I hear that they give
you nothing but
knee
Quoted message said:problems.
"Around Australia Recumbent Style"
<[email hidden]> wrote in message news:XpA7c.119926$Wa.106296@news-
server.bigpond.net.au...Quoted message said:How about a recumbent trike? :-)
"Robbity" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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ride an old Repco superlite, but want to upgrade to a
better /purpose built bike. I
will
Quoted message said:be
Quoted message said:Quoted message said:using it mainly for commuting to work, approx 35k's
and some longer
distanceQuoted message said:stuff/audax rides on weekends of probably around 100 -
200k's.I thought a touring bike would be the way to go,
because of the good
gearQuoted message said:Quoted message said:range, 36 spoke wheels for strength etc.
Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Ta Rob
Mike said:
Terry Collins said:Robbity said:I would love to ride a trike, but I hear that they give
you nothing but knee problems.Did you get an explanation of why?
I would guess its because they don't lean with you on
corners, so your legs are twisted. Solution could be to
stop pedalling on bends ??
In my books, a good trike should include a horizontal axis
to overcome road camber and cornering.
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