Touring bikes in Europe
07-16-11, 03:16 AM
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Touring bikes in Europe
I am interested getting a Touring bike in Germany for daily commute/winter riding/touring. I was looking at Trek 520, and Surly Long Haul Trucker. But Trek 520 is not available in Europe, and Surly is not available as a complete bike here. What are some good touring bikes that are available in Europe in similar price range?
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German touring bikes tend to be more expedition style with butterfly bars and the good ones have all modern conveniences (Rohloff, Magura, SON etc). The only English style tourers from Germany are custom-built from small framebuilders.
Lots of UK models, Dawes, Ridgeback, Hewitt, Edinburgh Cycles/Revolution, SJS Cycles/Thorn, Claud Butler.
You can also get tourable cyclo-cross models, esp modern ones with disc brakes.
Lots of UK models, Dawes, Ridgeback, Hewitt, Edinburgh Cycles/Revolution, SJS Cycles/Thorn, Claud Butler.
You can also get tourable cyclo-cross models, esp modern ones with disc brakes.
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Then there's Koga-Miyata from Holland which I'm sure can be bought in Germany.
Are you certain you can't get a LHT? We have a dealer in sweden.
Here's Surly's dealer locator. lots of dealers in germany
Are you certain you can't get a LHT? We have a dealer in sweden.
Here's Surly's dealer locator. lots of dealers in germany
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German touring bikes tend to be more expedition style with butterfly bars and the good ones have all modern conveniences (Rohloff, Magura, SON etc). The only English style tourers from Germany are custom-built from small framebuilders.
Lots of UK models, Dawes, Ridgeback, Hewitt, Edinburgh Cycles/Revolution, SJS Cycles/Thorn, Claud Butler.
You can also get tourable cyclo-cross models, esp modern ones with disc brakes.
Lots of UK models, Dawes, Ridgeback, Hewitt, Edinburgh Cycles/Revolution, SJS Cycles/Thorn, Claud Butler.
You can also get tourable cyclo-cross models, esp modern ones with disc brakes.
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Thank you for your information, I will take a look at them. Sorry I am not familiar with this, but by English style do you mean drop bars? For some reason, I am not really a big fan of the butterfly bars. I think I could still get UK brand here without too much trouble though (compare to getting US models).
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I have a Koga Miyata , I got Used By Luck, an excellennt bike ,
their Signature program lets you pick a frame type and size and components from a menu .
It is the way to get the 26" wheel trekking bike type I got , an 04 year WTR .World Tour Rohloff
equipped well has mudguards and Pannier racks , they have a batch contract from Tubus
for an ergo with a Kickstand mount , on the lower left side to control the loaded panniers.
Tout Terrain, a steel framed bike [Koga uses a 7005 aluminum ]
a fork specifically designed around a 180 disc, and a Dynamo disc hub
makes the rear rack a welded on part of the frame.
Of course if you want to get away from a diamond frame , the HP velotechnik
line includes some of the best recumbents in the world.
the Grasshopper is a folding recumbent , of short wheelbase style
with 2 406 wheels.
their Signature program lets you pick a frame type and size and components from a menu .
It is the way to get the 26" wheel trekking bike type I got , an 04 year WTR .World Tour Rohloff
equipped well has mudguards and Pannier racks , they have a batch contract from Tubus
for an ergo with a Kickstand mount , on the lower left side to control the loaded panniers.
Tout Terrain, a steel framed bike [Koga uses a 7005 aluminum ]
a fork specifically designed around a 180 disc, and a Dynamo disc hub
makes the rear rack a welded on part of the frame.
Of course if you want to get away from a diamond frame , the HP velotechnik
line includes some of the best recumbents in the world.
the Grasshopper is a folding recumbent , of short wheelbase style
with 2 406 wheels.
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In Germany I'd certainly have a look at Fahrradmanufaktur, very good price/quality. The T400 XT would be an excellent touring bike, ready to ride around the world. Includes Tubus racks, B&M lighting, Magura brakes etc. for €1200. I almost bought one, but decided to build up my own Surly LHT from the frameset. It's really very easy to install all components on the bike, anyone could do it within a weekend and you have all liberty to choose any parts you like...
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I have a Koga Miyata , I got Used By Luck, an excellennt bike ,
their Signature program lets you pick a frame type and size and components from a menu .
It is the way to get the 26" wheel trekking bike type I got , an 04 year WTR .World Tour Rohloff
equipped well has mudguards and Pannier racks , they have a batch contract from Tubus
for an ergo with a Kickstand mount , on the lower left side to control the loaded panniers.
Tout Terrain, a steel framed bike [Koga uses a 7005 aluminum ]
a fork specifically designed around a 180 disc, and a Dynamo disc hub
makes the rear rack a welded on part of the frame.
Of course if you want to get away from a diamond frame , the HP velotechnik
line includes some of the best recumbents in the world.
the Grasshopper is a folding recumbent , of short wheelbase style
with 2 406 wheels.
their Signature program lets you pick a frame type and size and components from a menu .
It is the way to get the 26" wheel trekking bike type I got , an 04 year WTR .World Tour Rohloff
equipped well has mudguards and Pannier racks , they have a batch contract from Tubus
for an ergo with a Kickstand mount , on the lower left side to control the loaded panniers.
Tout Terrain, a steel framed bike [Koga uses a 7005 aluminum ]
a fork specifically designed around a 180 disc, and a Dynamo disc hub
makes the rear rack a welded on part of the frame.
Of course if you want to get away from a diamond frame , the HP velotechnik
line includes some of the best recumbents in the world.
the Grasshopper is a folding recumbent , of short wheelbase style
with 2 406 wheels.
Thank you, I am considering 26" wheel trekking/touring bike as well. The ones you mentioned seems very nice touring bikes, but they are a little over my budget.
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In Germany I'd certainly have a look at Fahrradmanufaktur, very good price/quality. The T400 XT would be an excellent touring bike, ready to ride around the world. Includes Tubus racks, B&M lighting, Magura brakes etc. for €1200. I almost bought one, but decided to build up my own Surly LHT from the frameset. It's really very easy to install all components on the bike, anyone could do it within a weekend and you have all liberty to choose any parts you like...
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https://www.cyclecomponents.com/cgi-b...SUR0013-26-42r
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what about Rotor, also a German brand, not too expensive, they sometimes have deals where you buy the bike + rack + paniers at a good price, I've seen them in action and they are quite nice! https://www.rotorbikes.com/de/bikes/reiserad
otherwise, this is a nice online german shop, they have quite a few touring frames: https://www.bike-components.de/shop/c...ng-Frames.html
otherwise, this is a nice online german shop, they have quite a few touring frames: https://www.bike-components.de/shop/c...ng-Frames.html
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Well, I bought a LHT complete in Spain about a year ago from the local Surly dealer, so... (I had to wait a bit for it, though). Besides, I believe there really are plenty of alternative options in Germany.
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