WANTED 54cm or 56cm touring bike
11-23-05, 05:56 AM
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WANTED 54cm or 56cm touring bike
I have been scouring ebay and craigslist for a reasonably priced used tourer. preferably just a few years old. Or a frame I can build up.
Thanks
Shawn
Thanks
Shawn
11-23-05, 11:13 AM
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https://www.recycledcycles.net/recy.r...l#24.5SCHWSUPE
Down at the bottom of the page is a Schwinn Super LeTour. These were sort of a funny bike. They were set up with touring type stuff, all the braze-ons etc. but they had road bike geometry.
Some people really liked them while others hated them.
https://classifieds.mtbr.com/cgi-bin/...uery=retrieval
I bought a steel Pinarello CX frame and converted it to a touring bike. It's missing the braze-ons but truth be told, if you're planning on serious touring you'll probably want to drag a trailer instead of covering your bike with racks and packs. That way when you get somewhere you can unhitch the trailer and use the bike to sight see.
Down at the bottom of the page is a Schwinn Super LeTour. These were sort of a funny bike. They were set up with touring type stuff, all the braze-ons etc. but they had road bike geometry.
Some people really liked them while others hated them.
https://classifieds.mtbr.com/cgi-bin/...uery=retrieval
I bought a steel Pinarello CX frame and converted it to a touring bike. It's missing the braze-ons but truth be told, if you're planning on serious touring you'll probably want to drag a trailer instead of covering your bike with racks and packs. That way when you get somewhere you can unhitch the trailer and use the bike to sight see.
11-23-05, 11:21 AM
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24.5" x 2.54 cm/" = 62 cm, which is way too big for this dude.
I'd say keep working on scouring eBay. That's where I found my Bianchi Volpe.
I'd say keep working on scouring eBay. That's where I found my Bianchi Volpe.
11-23-05, 11:22 AM
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Also: you could sign up for the BOBishBikes listserv:
https://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/BOBishBikesFS/
Scours eBay and Craigslists around the country for touring-ish type bikes.
https://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/BOBishBikesFS/
Scours eBay and Craigslists around the country for touring-ish type bikes.
