Here's a picture of my recently acquired touring bike. It's the touring model from Marinoni (local brand from Montreal), the Turismo. The bike is a 2004 which I bought "used". It only had 500km on it and is still like new even after another 700 km since last month (when I bought it). For now, I've been riding it a lot for training/recreational riding, but still haven't had time to go on a trip. I'm planning a 2-week trip for next fall though. I put a Blackburn rear rack and a MEC lowrider on it. Not the best racks but pretty decent and CHEAP! 35$ CAN for both racks...
I had bought Serratus waterproof rear panniers at MEC, but they proved to be so bad (urethane coating started chipping off after only 2-3 rides!!!) that I had them refunded. Now I'm waiting for Ortlieb Bikepacker plus rear and front panniers. Has anyone tried them??? Are they durable?
Anyway, my Marinoni is the nicest bike I've ever had and rides like a charm... Highly recommended bike for anyone looking for a good touring bike that's also very nice to ride when unloaded (with 700x25 tires I follow my friends with racing bikes w/o problems). Here's the specs:
- Full Campagnolo Veloce 10speed (13-29) w/ 52-42-30 chainrings.
- Centaur front deraileur.
- Tektro Mini-V brakes
- FSA orbit headset
- Ambrosio Keba rims, 36 spokes / wheel
- tires for training : 700x25cc Continental Ultrasport
- tires for touring : 700x32cc Cadence Excursion
Happy touring to all!