Lightweight Bike Touring

Thanks to a new generation of incredibly light equipment and the pioneering strategies of ultralight backpackers it s now possible for the modern velo adventurer to leave the panniers and trailers at home and travel with a b.

Lightweight bike touring. The medium touring road bike frame bag costs a bit more and weighs 13 1 ounces. This is trek s longest running touring bike and bicycling s editors deemed it one of the best trek bikes of 2018. 2020 diamondback haanjo exp us 1999 if you re up for packing light and travelling fast you can t go past the diamondback haanjo exp. I began touring way back in my teenage years on a 26 mountain bike.

As indeed could an entry level road bike provided it was set up sensibly. Are a very popular option on touring and town bikes and with good reason. Cateye ampp 800 front and cateye rapid x3 rear lights. The best lightweight bike touring setup to start let s take a look inside the handlebar bag.

Touring bicycle is a term that was coined to accommodate the growing trend of cycling tourers which took too much stuff. This culminated in a 3 month tour across norway in 2006 at the peak of my fully loaded setup. Endurance and adventure road bikes could both handle a bike touring trip. Below is a brief history of my bike touring equipment showing a general progression towards a lightweight setup.

The philosophy of a touring bicycle take as much stuff as you want and we will build a bicycle that can handle that weight on any kind of roads is just the opposite to the philosophy of an ultralighter. The entry level touring bike in long running uk firm dawes s well known range is the galaxy previously known as the galaxy al the al stands for aluminium it s built on the same design principles as the more expensive models in the range with a budget 24 speed shimano claris drivetrain 36 spoke wheels and schwalbe marathon tyres which reinforce this bike s intended use as a. With a steel frame rack and mudguard braze ons and a wide range of gears. Bike touring version 1 1997 to 2006.

The traditional touring bike however is a. Tour road s m l and trail mountain s m l. This bike is under 10kg and depending on your body weight will be good to support a 10 15kg load. It comes in six different sizes geometries.

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