Hey guys, not bought this yet but I’m tempted.
I’ve been looking at Surly bikes which cost at least £1250, but have now seen this pop up for probably half the price (£700). I’m planning on touring for 4 months or so, from the UK to Turkey.
I love the look of Surly bikes and I imagine they’re pretty bomb proof which is really important to me. How reliable do you think this looks? I want it to be a bit of a home on wheels – two loaded panniers on the back, camping gear and then probably a frame bag and a bag on the front. I thought the surly bikes could tick this box, do you think this could too? Just want to avoid buying something like this and it just not being up to the job…
The link to the listing:
[https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/326026832079?\_trkparms=amclksrc%3DITM%26aid%3D777008%26algo%3DPERSONAL.TOPIC%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20230811123856%26meid%3D699fc360ee414fd19624120a69c3da31%26pid%3D101770%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D1%26itm%3D326026832079%26pmt%3D0%26noa%3D1%26pg%3D4375194%26algv%3DRecentlyViewedItemsV2%26brand%3DSpecialized&\_trksid=p4375194.c101770.m146925&\_trkparms=parentrq%3Ae193617618d0a8d38a5ad3a3fffeff26%7Cpageci%3Aa0a11a95-d40d-11ee-aa0a-56ebf8b2794a%7Ciid%3A1%7Cvlpname%3Avlp\_homepage](https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/326026832079?_trkparms=amclksrc%3DITM%26aid%3D777008%26algo%3DPERSONAL.TOPIC%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20230811123856%26meid%3D699fc360ee414fd19624120a69c3da31%26pid%3D101770%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D1%26itm%3D326026832079%26pmt%3D0%26noa%3D1%26pg%3D4375194%26algv%3DRecentlyViewedItemsV2%26brand%3DSpecialized&_trksid=p4375194.c101770.m146925&_trkparms=parentrq%3Ae193617618d0a8d38a5ad3a3fffeff26%7Cpageci%3Aa0a11a95-d40d-11ee-aa0a-56ebf8b2794a%7Ciid%3A1%7Cvlpname%3Avlp_homepage)
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