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Old 05-10-09 | 10:29 PM
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prathmann
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I agree with 'louarn' that most racing-geometry bikes can serve fine for many types of touring. I've used my crit. geometry Cannondale for bike camping trips without encountering any real issues. No, it doesn't have clearance for regular fenders (but reasonably serviceable substitutes can be fitted) and it is limited to tires of about 25 mm (some brands of 28 mm will also work). So there are some places where I wouldn't take it, but I've found it to handle almost all paved roads and many gravel/dirt ones quite well. The picture below was taken on a camping trip down the Cal. coast on the McWay Falls trail off Hwy. 1. (And yes, all my camping gear for a week is in those panniers.)



And most bikes without eyelets can still take a normal rack using vinyl-coated P-clips.

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