Thread: Better Bike for Light Touring?
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Old 07-22-16 | 07:38 AM
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Bikes: Trek Emonda SL6 .... Miyata One Thousand

buy an old used steel mountain bike with a lightweight frame and 26" wheels

add drop bars, barcon shifters, 2 inch wide slick tyres such as Schwalbe Marathon Supreme

and mudguards, racks and a dynamo hub with lights

you will have a good bike with relaxed geometry which is good for touring and that costs very little

BTW, a Surly LHT is basically a steel mountain bike frame, with drop bars and an expensive name badge

get something like this:



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