Wolfenstein3d

Hello,

I have been looking for a second touring bike (I spend a lot of time in two different cities, would like one in both, first bike is a Fuji touring 2014). Because the amount of time I spend in the second city is less and the tours I would be doing would be shorter/less intense, my main goal is to get something rugged and cheap (2-4 days, 30-50 miles a day probably, if I wanted to do something longer I would find a way to use my fuji).

I recently found what seems to be a great offer for a Cierra Pro 5K. I cannot find much information at all about them online, does anyone have any experience using them for touring? Do they have the right geometry?

I have only seen pictures online. The guy says it is a 25 inch frame, but claims it fits him ok (not great) and he is a 5'11". I am 6'1 or 6'2", my fuji has a 58 cm top tube and seat tube, but both the seat post and steering stem are raised a few inches.

I am going to of course ride it before I buy it. It is being offered for less than 200 with some accessories like a pump, a rack, and modern tires, so it seems like a great deal, but I want to walk into the sale with a good idea if this bike will fit my needs.

Anyone have any advice?

fietsbob

Never heard of the Brand..
[But a frame can be made in a small shop. Or just a contract stipulated brand name, made by some other company.]


its the parts that need the scales of Factories ,

Just about any Bike is able to Be ridden on a Bike tour (Touring asan activity you happen to be doing on a Bicycle.

# 1 ) Does it fit and will you be comfortable riding for a week on it?

3speed

I have a Cierra Professional 5000. As you've found, there is basically no information available on them. You can check the Classic and Vintage forum and see if there's anything from the past couple years since I inquired about them. I doubt you'll find much beyond my thread started about the brand, in which no one knew anything about them. I can tell you that they seem to be late 80s frames of good quality built in Taiwan. The 5000 seems like a late 80s "race" bike built of decent tubing(Butted Tange 2). The dropouts are nice and the brazing seems of good quality. They're totally decent frames and I'd take one over a run-of-the-mill Schwinn or other 80s boat anchor in a second for a fun, around town or local bike path bike. That said, I personally wouldn't think it would make a decent touring bike. The geometry is a little more aggressive than I would want for a tourer and the tubing not quite stiff enough(thinner steel tubing). For reference, something like the Long Haul Trucker is more relaxed than I prefer. If you want a more aggressive tourer and keep your weight low, it might be fine. Look at the tire-to-seat-tube clearance and front tire-to-down-tube clearance for an idea of how it might handle compared to your current bike.

veganbikes

I cannot comment on the bike as I know nothing about it but I do like your name. Wolf3d was one of my favorite computer games. Nothing better than killing Nazis and finding treasure ; )