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I use a Sugino XD600 (BCD 110/74) with 48-36-24 rings, nice and its a good price too (~$80). Have you considered TA Carmina?
Thanks for the question, answer is not yet, sometime this spring is the schedule
Take a look at http://www.abbike.com They have both fast and more regular speed cross country tours. if you are a fit touring cyclist I'd say...
I agree about handlebar positon. If the back hurts I bet the bars are way below the saddle. Try this 1) Measure your pubic bone height (PBH),...
I think with some chuncky tyres and the Americano gearing (46-24-24 with 11-34 9sp) it will work well on dirt roads. I don't have any experience...
On a supported tour you can use a wide variety of bikes. Things I'd suggest would be to get something with a granny gear, a 24t chain ring and a...
What about a TA Alize check them out at www.sjscycles.co.uk They are expensive but very nice, the photo on the SJS site is actually of a...
Where are you located? I assume somewhere in the EU. Most countries will have a national touring or randonnering (excuse the franglais)...
What you're describing is credit card touring, and I'd say that none of the road racing bikes that you're considering are appropriate. They aren't...
I'd love to know this too. Gears are a big part of it. My lowest is 26-28 and the most hill I've managed with that is a 10% grade for about 1km....
Daily milwages will vary wildly depending on the route, the load and the rider. Don't worry about them, just enjoy your riding
PS If your LBS recommended a Specialized Allez for touring they know nothing about that sort of cycling. I'd find a new shop that will listen to...
Firstly for someone new to cuycling your mileage is impressive. I'd increase it slowly, 5% to 10% per week. 130 miles in a day is a lot for most...
Yes my starting crankset was 46-36-24, but I looked at all the duplicated ratios and thought why not a wide souble. I know the shifting up front...
I'm setting up a 700c touring bike and I'm cosidering the following combination to get me 100 to 20 gear inches 42-24 crank set...
Yes they know the gear range. I'm basically doing a lot of resaerch so I know all the pros and cons and can have an intelligent conversation when...
The MA3 are ok for 28mm max, but as I will be going up to 32 for touring I'll get the Mavic T217, A719 or the Velocity Dyad. Looking at the...
Beautiful photos. I have to ride in Europe one day
But its a good list of things to take and I think the graph of weights is very instructive. If a 5 year old gear list can come in at 15lbs think...
Good point about the Open Pros, I'll use Mavic MA3 or A719, hubs will be Shimano, 9 speed 105 or Ultegra on the back, with 36 spokes. I'll take a...
