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2004年10月5日 · Touring - Have a dream to ride a bike across your state, across the country, or around the world? Self-contained or fully supported?
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2006年3月11日 · Bikes such as the venerable Trek 520, the Novara Randonee, Fuji Touring and the Cannondale T-series are all candidates - with strong wheels, frames and appropriate gearing in most cases. A 5-10 year old model can usually be found in good shape for around $500, which allows a little extra for servicing, wheel truing if necessary, and possible ...
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2024年10月7日 · As to your post on stand over height where you mentioned it is at the top of your size range, these have a high bottom bracket. I’m not sure why that is as from what I read, touring bikes usually have lower bottom bracket height. This, and my 89 1000 are listed as 11 inches as opposed to 10.5- 10 5/8” for standard bikes.
What is the difference between an endurance road bike and …
2015年9月6日 · An endurance bike is more comfy and upright like a touring bike, and it has clearance for 32's (usually). A touring bike is not just about geometry. Touring bikes often have longer wheelbases for stability when carrying weight. An endurance bike might not. A touring bike also has thicker tubing to account for the additional weight of your gear.
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So your touring bikes stripped of touring stuff and built with lighter-weight road bike components won't be substantially heavier than a vintage lightweight race frame built with the same parts. That said, vintage touring frames are generally built from thicker-wall tubing, to handle better with heavier touring loads.
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Touring - Have a dream to ride a bike across your state, across the country, or around the world? Self-contained or fully supported?
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2024年12月29日 · Vintage Track Bikes: These were built for track racing and often feature a simple, fixed-gear design. Touring Bikes: These were built for long-distance comfort, often with racks and fenders, and a more relaxed geometry. Why People Love Vintage Bikes: Nostalgia: They evoke a sense of nostalgia for a bygone era.
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2018年3月11日 · 26" wheels are bit longer-lived and easier to source tires, it helps prevent toe-overlap on fendered bikes with larger tires (i.e. touring bikes), and the smaller wheel does not force unfavorable frame geometry on smaller sizes …
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2024年12月25日 · I am not yet allowed to post images, (need ten posts to do that) but I will as soon as I am able. All of the bikes appear to be from the late 1940's to the early 1960's. The bikes include: Raleigh (5) one is a very pretty racing bike, the others are touring bikes. One is in pristine condition with a fully enclosed chain housing.
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2009年6月3日 · Alas, the humble touring bicycle ultimately won out over all the B-52 saturation bombings, napalm, agent orange and the most modern technology of the day. Here is a wonderful quote from Harrison Salisbury, addressing Senator William Fulbright and the United States Senate Foreign Relations Committee, in October, 1967: