Originally Posted by
Bill1227
Seems your idea of "classic" is geographically limited to the US-North America at the most
Worth noting on the world wide web
Not really. I was thinking of a few bikes that I knew well and made it clear that there were a great many other bikes that would fit that label.
My first touring bike was a peugeot UO-10 which I bought in London. I wouldn't mind finding one of those again in my size. It's a great bike.
My 2d touring bike was a koga miyata that I bought in the Netherlands when I lived there. My 3d was a motobecane that I toured in Europe with.
I've lived all over Europe and worked in a bike shop in Paris so I don't have any doubt that a number of manufacturers all over the world could give the US a run for its money when it came to touring.
My point is that the classic touring bike has changed less than say racing bikes over the last 30 or so years. That may be beginning to change which is why I started this thread.