A Question of Iverson Bicycles?
 

Hey guys, a regional bike seller has a vintage Iverson "grand touring" bike for sale. I was wondering if this is an authentic "touring" bike, or if it's just being called by that title? It's only $40.00!

You can tour on anything but without seeing the bike it doesn't tell us much. From what I know about Iverson which ain't much they weren't anything high end maybe not the absolute bottom of the barrel bike boom stuff but nothing that special.

In terms of touring bikes for actual carrying a lot of stuff, vintage bikes may not be what you want. You want a little stiffer tubing and rack mounts front and rear and maybe a few more gears.

If it looks like this one, you should run -- AWAY.

Nope, the bike is green and was apparently put in working order by the owner/ repairman of a regional bike shop.

As I recall, Iverson's are low end, heavy bikes. If you want an "around town" bike, it's probably worth $40 if roadworthy as you say.

As far as "vintage" and "touring" ...No

You need to consider what you want to do with it. For real bicycle touring with fully loaded paniers for a week or two, I'd probably want something more modern with a very wide rang of gearing. If it's still a 27" tire, then those can be hard to find and little choice of what you get.

Also, old components will be harder to get fixed or replaced at random shops you might encounter while on your touring route.

If you just want something to tool around on, it might be a good choice since it's inexpensive. And then after you've ridden a year or so, you'll know more about what you really want.

What sort of bike is it?

If don't get results from just Googling, it's not likely you should be interested in.

Thanks! I'm not wanting a touring bike at the moment. I just want something to get around town and run errands, plus exercise and recreation.