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TOURING: Touring bikes are designed to take you long distances, carrying most or all of what you need with you. They have lots of gears to get up the steepest pass, and good brakes to make sure you are safe coming down the other side. Mudguards keep road spray off you, and racks front and rear carry all your luggage. Some tourers look like road bikes, with drop handlebars to let you vary your riding position. Others look like mountain bikes, with straight handlebars for a more upright position.
A variation is the fast tourer or Audax bike. Audax is a kind of day-long race, and these bikes are designed to carry all you need for a full day’s riding, but not for a long-distance trek. They are faster than other tourers.
| Mens |
49cm, 52cm, 55cm, 59cm |
| FRAME |
Reynolds 631 main triangle with cro-mo rear |
| FORK |
Reynolds 520 cro-mo |
| REAR GEARS |
Shimano Deore |
| FREEWHEEL |
9 speed cassette 11 32 |
| GEAR SHIFT |
Shimano Tiagra |
| BRAKES |
Tektro Oryx cantilevers |
| WHEELS |
Shimano Deore 36h with WTB alloy rims |
| CHAINSET |
Shimano Deore Hollowtech 2 26-36-48 |
| TYRES |
Schwalbe Marathon 700x 32 with kevlar guard |
| STEM |
Alloy ahead |
| BARS |
Alloy |
| SADDLE |
Velo touring with rivets |
| EXTRAS |
Mudguards, alloy carrier rack Frogleg brake levers |