Alcan highway is not paved, Go with 26" wheels .
and there are more places in the world that will have a mountain bike tire spare to buy,
than an adequate 700-35 touring tire , unless you set up air freight supplied spares.
Rigid fork/ hard tail on the frame.
even if you buy a complete bike you are the only one you will have to fix it ,
so a tear down and rebuild will teach you how iyt goes together. to fix stuff, perhaps.
wheel repairs.. spoke replacements,
Last edited by fietsbob; 11-04-10 at 02:21 PM.