Hi All. I'm from the US, have been in Japan renting bikes here and there, but in a week will fly to Germany (Hamburg) for some actual bike touring. My plan was to buy a bike there, used or new. But Montbell, the big Japanese outdoors chain, has a nice touring bike with racks for about $1,000. Buying a bike here (I wouldn't have a chance to ride it here) seems silly, but I'm worried I'll have a hard time finding a used bike in Germany, and that new bikes will be 2-3x this price. Any words of wisdom here? Thanks.
Edit: This is the bike: https://webshop.montbell.jp/goods/disp.php?product_id=1130056
by No_Mix_6813
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What is a nice touring bike to you and what are the components on it?
I’d generally say buy it in Germany just because you know you can find replacement parts if needed.