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Old 01-17-08, 03:38 PM
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neilfein
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Bikes: "Hildy", a Novara Randonee touring bike; a 16-speed Bike Friday Tikit; and a Specialized Stumpjumper frame-based built-up MTB, now serving as the kid-carrier, grocery-getter.

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Mounting front and rear racks will be simpler on a hardtail with lots of eyelets - two pairs on each side by the rear axle and two pairs on each side of the fork is best if you can find it, but there are adapter doohickeys for the eyelet-challenged among us. How long of a tour are you planning? Will you be camping?

I can't recommend bar ends enough. I'm using barends that curve inwards with ergon locking grips, it's an amazing setup, and it won't break the bank.

Mounts for water bottle cages are helpful, but not a big deal if there aren't holes drilled in the frame. My secondary botle cage is held to the frame with hose clamps, and it works just fine.
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