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Forum: Touring

10-26-22, 06:46 PM

Replies: 173

Touring Bikes with Cantilever Brakes

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Posted By elmo449

good tip, I think I'll do that. I had no idea...

good tip, I think I'll do that. I had no idea this forum was so active when I joined.

Forum: Touring

10-26-22, 06:34 PM

Replies: 173

Touring Bikes with Cantilever Brakes

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Posted By elmo449

Yeah, I'm definitely pretty careless with my...

Yeah, I'm definitely pretty careless with my dirty hands when I work on my bike, and I've contaminated discs as a result. So a lot of my noise woes are probably self-inflicted. I figure mistakes are...

Forum: Touring

10-26-22, 06:23 PM

Replies: 173

Touring Bikes with Cantilever Brakes

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Posted By elmo449

I might be showing my age, but I hadn't even...

I might be showing my age, but I hadn't even considered drum brakes as an option. I'm definitely intrigued, and will do some more research. That looks like a pretty sweet machine

Forum: Touring

10-26-22, 06:20 PM

Replies: 173

Touring Bikes with Cantilever Brakes

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Posted By elmo449

I'm very impressed by the Nomad Mk III. It looks...

I'm very impressed by the Nomad Mk III. It looks like it could do everything I want, and much more. I wasn't really aware of Thorn before, so thanks for the tip.

Thanks, this looks like another...

Forum: Touring

10-15-22, 02:48 PM

Replies: 173

Touring Bikes with Cantilever Brakes

Views: 10,474

Posted By elmo449

MY budget is flexible, but I don't think I'm...

MY budget is flexible, but I don't think I'm ready to go for a custom build quite yet. It is tempting though

Forum: Touring

10-15-22, 02:42 PM

Replies: 173

Touring Bikes with Cantilever Brakes

Views: 10,474

Posted By elmo449

Oh really? I haven't heard that before. It would...

Oh really? I haven't heard that before. It would explain things though

Forum: Touring

10-15-22, 02:35 PM

Replies: 173

Touring Bikes with Cantilever Brakes

Views: 10,474

Posted By elmo449

I really do appreciate the sharing of experience....

I really do appreciate the sharing of experience. I've only toured on disc, and only used rim brakes on road bikes. So it's very possible once I try them out with a heavy load, I will decide that you...

Forum: Touring

10-14-22, 06:51 PM

Replies: 173

Touring Bikes with Cantilever Brakes

Views: 10,474

Posted By elmo449

There are just a few minor annoyances with discs...

There are just a few minor annoyances with discs that add up and leave me wanting to try the other options. The main one is noise. I've had 3 disc brake bikes, and I could not get any of them to be...

Forum: Touring

10-14-22, 06:24 PM

Replies: 173

Touring Bikes with Cantilever Brakes

Views: 10,474

Posted By elmo449

Thanks very much for the advice and suggestions...

Thanks very much for the advice and suggestions everyone! I'm still looking through all the examples but already seeing some interesting options that I missed before. It seems like the clear...

Forum: Touring

10-14-22, 08:50 AM

Replies: 173

Touring Bikes with Cantilever Brakes

Views: 10,474

Posted By elmo449

Touring Bikes with Cantilever Brakes

So, I'm looking to buy a touring bike with a number of different features. Steel frame, mounts to handle front and rear racks, drop bars with bar end shifters, good clearance for tires. So far so...

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