TOURING BIKES
RRP £XXX.XX
TOURING: Ideal For Long Road Use.
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.