Thread: Can you tour the country on a racing bike?
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Old 10-23-09, 07:21 AM
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SteveMiller
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If you decide to use panniers, I'd recommend getting a beefed up rear wheel. 36 spokes at least. My first tour I loaded up a 32H-wheeled road bike and by the end of it I was popping spokes about every 20 miles.
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