Touring - Cant be done on this bike-but I did it

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babysaph38
08-10-08, 04:20 PM
I was told by my buddy I couldn't tour on my new Trek Soho 3.0 but I have been doing it. Of course I only do 3-4 day tours and only ride 50-75 miles/day but I didn't have any trouble with it. Only thing is my back ached from the handlebars being too low and my brooks seat made my butt hurt but other than that I see no problems. I might try a long haul trucker when I start doing longer rides but for these short 3-4 day rides this bike will do.

Camel
08-10-08, 07:53 PM
I've heard of people touring on single speeds and fixed gear bikes as well. I wouldn't enjoy doing so, but apparently they do-that's really all that matters.
Bacciagalupe
08-10-08, 08:24 PM
The Soho 3.0 is a mid-range hybrid, should be fine for plenty of tours -- looks like it even has eyelets on the fork for panniers. Low gears, wide tires, the only major mod I'd consider is the bars. Either add bar-ends and Ergon grips, or swap out for trekking/butterfly bars. The extra hand positions make a difference.

AFAIK, low handlebars won't make your back ache. If you're not used to it, usually it hits you in the shoulders. You may want to tweak the position, and/or get a pro fit.

kopid03
08-11-08, 06:58 PM
Thomas Stevens was the first person to bike across the country when he made it from San Francisco to Boston in 1884. This was before there was a real network of roads. He rode on this:
http://www.bikingbis.com/_photos/tstevens.sized.gif
jkmartin
08-11-08, 08:33 PM
That looks vastly superior to the Trek 7200 I tour with.
gpsblake
08-11-08, 11:48 PM
You can tour on any bicycle as long as you are comfortable in it day in & day out. That's really the only thing that matters when touring, all the other stuff is a distant second.



Thomas Stevens was the first person to bike across the country


He also went around the world. His diary/book which was written in 1887 is available for free

http://rjs.org/gutenberg/Stevens_Thomas/
Neil_B
12-28-08, 06:53 PM
I was told by my buddy I couldn't tour on my new Trek Soho 3.0 but I have been doing it. Of course I only do 3-4 day tours and only ride 50-75 miles/day but I didn't have any trouble with it. Only thing is my back ached from the handlebars being too low and my brooks seat made my butt hurt but other than that I see no problems. I might try a long haul trucker when I start doing longer rides but for these short 3-4 day rides this bike will do.

Where did you tour on your Soho?