Originally Posted by
KonAaron Snake
I've been contemplating buying a touring bike for the past year, and love my Miyata, so I was very tempted to buy a NOS 1000...I just rode it again yesterday, and it's not just the raddoneur (sp?) bars I dislike, it just feels terrible.....I have no idea how I feel anything through those tires, but it's just a terrible feeling for a bike, which shocks me given the rep of the 1000.
Why not first, play with tire pressure and see if you can eliminate some of the softness without bocoming too harsh?
If that doesn't help, choose some tires with a supple feel and get them. Way cheaper than changing the frame. And there is nothing wrong wth the rep of that frame.
But kbjack is right about it being a touring frame, with thicker-walled tubing. The tubing is a similar material and the same quality as Reynolds 531C or Columbus SL, just thicker, hence stiffer and stronger. If that red Raleigh of yours is Reynolds 753, then you are comparing a Ferrari to a Peterbuilt.