I think its not an ideal as a fully loaded touring bike because the carbon fork might not be ideal for a front rack and generally steel>aluminum for a touring frame. But if you’re going to be using this bike for gravel or riding around town this could be a good mix of sporty and fast but also decent for light touring.
halfwheeled on
It depends on the touring you expect to ride? It isn’t designed to carry loads of weight like a purpose touring bike but it will carry modest loads. It lacks a lot of the rack/bag attachment points but those can be adapted. It has big gears which could changed for smaller ones if you want to tour hilly areas. Without more info about how you propose to tour we can’t really say more.
Smash_Shop on
Doesn’t have any rack attachment points, so no. Sure, there are ways to get around that problem, but it isn’t a great place to start. If you already had the bike you could make it work, but why handicap yourself before you begin?
teanzg on
For light touring (25kg of added weight average) and If you like road riding with light gravel occasionally, its good.
This could be 2 bikes in one, you could train with this just doing road riding and light touring when you need to.
Obviously depends on the price. If its too expensive compared to new one, I would definitely skip. Upgraded parts mean nothing.
gagnatron5000 on
The best bike to tour with is the one you have.
My criteria for “tour bike” is as follows:
– it fits.
– it’s comfy as heck, I can ride it all day.
– has places to store water bottles.
– has a rack for storing my gear.
– has appropriate gearing and tires for the terrain I plan to go over.
That’s it. That’s all you need. Throw a tent, a sleeping bag/pad, some clothes, and some water and snacks on it and pedal your ass off, wake up somewhere else tomorrow.
(I like old steel frame road bikes with creeper gears, but you do you.)
thabks_bot on
This is a great bike for touring. If it fits well you can go anywhere with it!
thabks_bot on
This is a great bike for touring. If it fits well you can go anywhere with it!
photog_in_nc on
looks like maybe a 46/30 up front and 11-34 cassette, so your granny is the 30/34 (around 24 gear inches). Light touring and a strong rider, that’s not horrible, but for most touring I’d want sub-20 gear inches.
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I think its not an ideal as a fully loaded touring bike because the carbon fork might not be ideal for a front rack and generally steel>aluminum for a touring frame. But if you’re going to be using this bike for gravel or riding around town this could be a good mix of sporty and fast but also decent for light touring.
It depends on the touring you expect to ride? It isn’t designed to carry loads of weight like a purpose touring bike but it will carry modest loads. It lacks a lot of the rack/bag attachment points but those can be adapted. It has big gears which could changed for smaller ones if you want to tour hilly areas. Without more info about how you propose to tour we can’t really say more.
Doesn’t have any rack attachment points, so no. Sure, there are ways to get around that problem, but it isn’t a great place to start. If you already had the bike you could make it work, but why handicap yourself before you begin?
For light touring (25kg of added weight average) and If you like road riding with light gravel occasionally, its good.
This could be 2 bikes in one, you could train with this just doing road riding and light touring when you need to.
Obviously depends on the price. If its too expensive compared to new one, I would definitely skip. Upgraded parts mean nothing.
The best bike to tour with is the one you have.
My criteria for “tour bike” is as follows:
– it fits.
– it’s comfy as heck, I can ride it all day.
– has places to store water bottles.
– has a rack for storing my gear.
– has appropriate gearing and tires for the terrain I plan to go over.
That’s it. That’s all you need. Throw a tent, a sleeping bag/pad, some clothes, and some water and snacks on it and pedal your ass off, wake up somewhere else tomorrow.
(I like old steel frame road bikes with creeper gears, but you do you.)
This is a great bike for touring. If it fits well you can go anywhere with it!
This is a great bike for touring. If it fits well you can go anywhere with it!
looks like maybe a 46/30 up front and 11-34 cassette, so your granny is the 30/34 (around 24 gear inches). Light touring and a strong rider, that’s not horrible, but for most touring I’d want sub-20 gear inches.