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Hybrid bike for touring????

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Old 09-06.-2004, 05:28 AM   #16
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Default Re: Re: Re: Hybrid bike for touring????

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Did you camp during that tour? That sounds like a great trip. Were there bike routes that you followed or did you take local roads for biking?
I have a poll going about bike touring and camping and need lots of advise about how others do long tours (one week or more)
What are your experiences?


Yes we camped. it was two 15 days with three rest days. I went with a group for teens ( http://www.apogeeadventures.com/ ) The tour was fun, a little buggy. I felt that i may tip some times on the hills when i was standing on the bike
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Old 26-06.-2004, 04:58 AM   #17
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I have a comfort (hybrid) bike that I’m planning on using for some tours of up to 7 days. I have done some long rides of 75/80 miles and felt very comfortable. Everything I’ve read from the experts say a hybrid bike is for riding around town and should not be used for touring. A good touring bike will run 700x35 tires. I have 700x35 tires. A good touring bike will have a triple 48x38x28 with a rear cassette of 12x34. I have a triple 48x36x26 with a rear cassette of 11x32. The only difference is in the handlebars. Instead of road style handlebars I have a semi flat bar with bar ends. Anyone out there using a Hybrid for long distance touring?

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Frank


I've done loaded touring with a hybrid very much like what you describe, same bike I use to go to work. However, I felt a bit limited by the straight bar, so I added horns and I started riding almost exclusively on the horns. Then I brought said horns from the outer extremes of the bar to as close as possible to the center. Then I understood I'd better get drop bars, which I did last winter, to my great satisfaction. Since then I've done 3000 km on the bike, including a max of 208 km in one day, all very comfortable.
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