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Old 12-16-09 | 12:08 PM
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Bikes: "Hildy", a Novara Randonee touring bike; a 16-speed Bike Friday Tikit; and a Specialized Stumpjumper frame-based built-up MTB, now serving as the kid-carrier, grocery-getter.

Originally Posted by Speedo
If you are doing light touring, then with some careful gear selection you could fit it all on a Tikit. What would concern me about using a Tikit for touring is the gears; particularly if you are thinking about mountains. The Tikit has only a single chain ring, so there isn't the kind of big gear range that you'd want if you are planning to tour in the mountains.
BF tells me that they can build a Tikit with a double chainring. For truly mountainous touring, I'll still use my Randonee.
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