Is the Jamis Aurora already geared for touring?
 

CRANKSET

TruVativ Touro, 52/42/30, 165mm (47),
170mm (50-53), 175mm (55 - 62).

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Someone at a shop told me that it was, but I want a second or thirty-fifth opinion.

Thanks.

Nope, not really.

Depends on your riding background, touring destinations and intended load. For light duty touring in the rolling hills that's probably fine. There's really not much use for a big ring bigger than 48 on a loaded tourer though.

My bike has a 46/36/24 with a 12-32t cassette. Most loaded tourers are going to be fairly close to that. I have another with a 48/38/26 and I keep 12-28t cassettes for tours that aren't going to be focused in the mountains.

Cheers

Thanks for your response.

How much would new replacements generally cost for the appropriate crankset and cassette?

I'm not familiar with all the parts on the Jamis so I can't say what would need to be changed. Possibly the bottom bracket too. On the other hand, your cassette gearing might be good.

If you're in US Harris Cyclery would be a great place to call and get numbers on the parts as they have a nice touring crankset for a resonable price and they used to sell the Aurora.

Here's the link to the crankset at Harris. It's the last one on the page. Cranksets

If I were doing this it would cost me less than $150, worse case. That's with me doing the work. The Aurora is typically a pretty good deal. So is having a local bike shop build you a Surly Long Haul Trucker that would be geared how you specify. A friend's LHT cost something like $1,200 before tax.

Cheers

There are numerous posts on this subject. There were a few people who actually claimed to use stock gearing and enjoy it. I say buy it, test it and change it as needed.
Scott