Hi there ,

. I was in the market for a Surly Long Haul Trucker when it struck me that it could be much cheaper to instead do some upgrades on my Peugeot 10 speed . The bike is a Peugeot Talisman ph8 . I have been told its similar in quality to a UO-8 . I'm thinking that if I put a mountain bike triple on it , a freewheel with a larger big cog ,P clip some racks and clamp on some bottle cages then I could tour for a fraction of the price of a new bike .The touring I'm planning on doing would be local , maybe two or three days out camping , lightly loaded .Has anyone else tried anything like this ? Would a bike like that fare well with a loadout ? Here's a picture of the bike .

The brakes would be sub standard and possibly dangerous in wet conditions but i am willing to put up with that if it means comfortable touring for a fraction of the cost of a New bike . I have also posted this in the Touring section to try and get more inputs .

Thanks for reading

J