You can tour on most any bike, its the trip not the bike.

bikes direct is bypassing retail shops for better or worse.. you get a box with a partially assembled bike in it.

they are a paying advertiser here (and Amazon pays kickbacks here too...)



FWIW, In the 80's Evans had their own steel framed touring bikes , there were other regional shops building their own frames.

now they all sell imports, so Low stock happens between container shipping trips to Asia..

costs change.

UK?, Real adventure touring bike?, SJS Cycles, Thorn brand frames, https://www.sjscycles.co.uk/ _ https://www.sjscycles.co.uk/thorn-raven-frames/

will ship stuff to you from their shop. within UK I think they cover shipping.

you can input the component pick , the Thorn Raven line is made around using the Rohloff 14 speed IGH..

[not a lowest cost purchase source, but a life time investment.]



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