Questions tagged [touring]
Touring usually means very long multi-day (or multi-week) rides carrying a lot of gear (camping, cooking, clothes, etc) on the bike. Can also apply to unloaded/creditcard touring involving using hotels/motels instead of camping.
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On road repair for hydraulic brakes
What are the possible on-road modes of failure for hydraulic bicycle braking systems, and what can a touring cyclist do to be prepared for their eventuality? What can one carry as an emergency backup ...
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How do I find charging stations for an e-bike tour in France?
I have to travel to a village in the northern Vosges, and I want to go by train to somewhere close to the German-French border and do the last leg of the journey by e-bike. A convenient station would ...
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magazines/webpages about city/commuting/folding bicycles
In any shop you can find magazines about sport road or MTB, same about webpages or forums.
However, I find really difficult to find good pages about bicycles focused in daily mobility/transportation. ...
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Where can I get this style handlebar?
Does anyone know where I can get handlebars like this? Thank you.
Note - the stem is clamped to the lower "top" and not the normal one.
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Touring bike with good support network in India
I am planning to tour India. And I have heard many of the US brand bikes don't have support in Tier-2 cities in India. I am worried, if I get struck with out being able to get any spares or a good ...
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Maps for cycling routes in Scotland and Yorkshire
I am starting to plan my next cycling vacation, with finger crossed that it can really take place. My intention is to cycle in Yorkshire and Scotland.
When using Google Map, cycling option, how much ...
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I'm an absolute beginner in bike touring, about to buy a bike. Is it worth it to hire a bike fitting service before the purchase?
I'm an absolute beginner in bike touring, about to buy a bike. Currently I'm using local shared bikes and I always wanted to start my adventures on a bike, camping and so on.
Given this, is it worth ...
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Is Touring in a highway more safe than travel in a Car, Autobus or Motorbike?
Please share your past experience on touring. I have my own past experience but running only on my city.
I am on bicycle since I was 11 years old. I used it for moving in my city and I still do.
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Are there safari cycling experiences in South Africa?
I am looking for first hand experience with cycling among wildlife. Preferably in South Africa but answers from anywhere in Africa would be suitable too.
Is it even possible?
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Can I use mtb rigid fork in touring frame?
I am looking to change my fork because of some issue(broken). My problem is my headtube is the standard ec34, which is why I can't use tapered fork. So, I am looking at some mtb rigid fork, which have ...
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Drop barends on cruiser handlebar
Suppose you take a cruiser handlebar:
And attach drop bar-ends like these to the middle section:
What are the problems that might arise? Assume this is for touring long distances.
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Most effective way to improve cantilever brakes
I have a Dawes Super Galaxy touring bike with cantilever brakes, and I'm a bit worried about the stopping power of the brakes when I start loading the bike up with kit to go touring. But I don't know ...
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I’m intending doing the UK C2C and wondered what would be the most suitable bike to buy? [closed]
Bike choice £1000 Coast to coast ride in the UK.
Been riding a Ridgeback Voyage but too heavy.
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Cube Travel Pro - First Tour (HELP)
I need a bike for my first ever bike tour, and desperately need some help...
I'm quite new to the "bike world", and have a hard time understanding all the technical jargon.
After some ...
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How to mitigate the risk of riding on highways
I'm planning a single-day ride between the cities of West Palm Beach and Orlando, Florida: roughly 180 miles. I'm trying to plan my route for safety. However, there are no routes to Orlando free of ...
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Narrow or comfort saddle?
I have just purchased an e-bike that came with a wide "comfort saddle". I am used to riding a hybrid with a narrow saddle, and that seat was very comfortable on long trips. Should I replace ...
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Aspects for choosing a bike to ride across Europe
I've been planning to do an "Orient Express" tour for a while now and I realised it would be a good idea to ask for advice regarding choosing the bike.
I was born in a mountainous area and ...
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Touring tires and fixing flats
I am riding the Florida Keys Overseas Heritage Trail (FKOHT) in February 2021. There will be flats. The ride is unsupported. Most riders say they have at least two flats on the ride, some riders have ...
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Bike transport while touring - would a folding bike be better?
So I’m thinking of touring with my lovely self made diamond bike with 28” wheels that I built from used bike parts. I love to ride on something that I built but I wanted to be able to tour a lot and ...
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CDF touring build with mtb crankset and road shifters
I want to build a genesis croix de fer bike. The usage of this bike will be touring, with rear and front panniers, for an approximately 6 month autonomy travel.
I am starting from zero, so there are ...
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What's the idea behind the no-feeding-in-the-last-20-km rule?
I'm trying to understand the reasoning behind the no-feeding in the last 20 km rule. In the Tour de France 2020 Julian Alaphilippe lost his lead due to an infraction of this rule.
Might it be:
The ...
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Has a BMX bike ever been transformed for touring?
BMX frames are notoriously small and nimble for acrobatics. I was curious if the same frames and the same 20" wheel bikes were ever used for touring.
Obviously the single-gear and the low-seat ...
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How can I prevent bicycle theft while bikepacking?
I’m planning a multi-day gravel ride with a few friends. We would have to sleep in public campgrounds, which are also full of people because of the camping season. What is the best way to secure our ...
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Should I use a Trek Domane SL5 for touring?
I am planning for one week/ two weeks long bike touring, mostly on the road with a moderate amount of riding uphill (mainly in Japan).
My weight is around 60kg. All of my touring gear won't exceed 10 ...
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How hot / humid does it have to be for cycle touring to become unenjoyable?
This November, if restrictions loosen enough to allow it, I am planning on going on a month-long cycling trip from New South Wales to Queensland. That would mean I would be going deeper into the humid ...
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Why do cyclists use thin bottles?
I got very frustrated when shopping for bicycle bottle holders because I almost wasn't able to find thick ones (ie, larger, longer, or higher capacity). I just found some and immediately ordered them, ...
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Alternatives to cycling shoes for touring with big/wide feet
There are loads of questions on here about cycling shoes for wide feet, but most of the links are years old and broken, and most of them are suggestion for cycling specific shoes. I've all but given ...
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Too heavy for Trek Checkpoint SL5?
I've been doing some reading about all-road / adventure-ready bikes and I'm leaning toward the Trek SL5. I weigh 265lbs and the official specs say the total weight limit for bike, rider, and cargo is ...
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What bag should I buy first for my gravel-touring kind of bike?
I have bought a new bike, and I would like to start equipping it with bags, as I plan to do bicycle tours in the future. At the moment, however, I only do day tours, and I would like to buy a bag that ...
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Using an 8 speed cassette on an 10-11 speed Tiagra FH-RS400
I'm trying to build a new set of wheels for touring trip (2 months) I have planned and can only find a Tiagra FH-RS400 hub. The issues is that my shifters are Claris 3x8 ST-2403-L and cannot support ...
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Best E-reader for a touring bike? [closed]
OK, folks, since today is April 1st and April 1st is pretty much the start of the cycling season here in Tropical Southern Minnesota, I figure it's the ideal day to ask this question:
What is the ...
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DT Swiss Revolution spokes for touring?
I’m building a set of bikes for my wife and I. Both are Surly Bridge Club frames, and we’ll initially be running WTB KOM Tough i40 rims with 2.8in Schwalbe tires.
I purchased some DT Swiss ...
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Are Deore trekking / MTB groupsets compatible with cyclocross frames for touring conversion?
I have a pre-disc-brake vintage 10 speed cyclocross bike that has already seen me through some tours, however, I find the compact chainring is sometimes not geared low enough. I'm also growing ...
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Touring with kids - tag along and kids trailer behind same bike
I am wondering if anyone has experience of pulling tag-along and then kids trailer? Would that be possible to tag a kids trailer to a 20 inch tag along?
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Bike spare parts in South America
I'll soon start a rather long trip from Ushuaia in southern Argentina to Alaska in the north of North America. As I'm from Europe (France), I don't really know what to expect about spare parts for my ...
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UK - Help me find my ideal bike [closed]
My employer's cycle to work scheme (Cycle Solutions) allows a max spend of £1k for a bicycle. Ideally I want a bicycle that fits the following criteria:
Drop bars
Frame with eyelets (I can transfer ...
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Have I forgotten anything?
Doing a London - Brighton run on Saturday morning, so far in the backpack I will have :
Spare inner tubes,
Jet pump,
Multi tool kit,
Tyre levers,
Gel bars,
Fluids,
Cash & Card incase,
Am I going ...
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Trek Domane panniers
I have a 2018 Domane SL5. I would love to get into bike touring and I love this bike. It is very comfy to ride and I can imagine that it would be great for the distances I'm planning to cover on my ...
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Is "touring bike" a common term in the USA?
Just researching some bikes online and, being from the UK, I cannot find any bikes on US websites called 'touring bikes', as we'd commonly call them in the UK. By this, I mean bikes which come with ...
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Good way to stop electrolyte tabs from turning into powder?
I carry electrolyte tabs on multi-day bike rides, especially in hot weather. I use a container like this (though not necessarily this brand — the picture is just for illustration):
What I find is ...
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50km for someone who has no experience cycling long distance [duplicate]
I'm considering cycling along a sand dune which is 50km. The bike path is mainly flat. The longest I've riden on a bike is probably less than 1 hour. I do occasionally cycle within the city but it's ...
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Riding Loveland Pass, Colorado
I'll soon be attempting Loveland Pass west of Denver unsupported and would like to hear of any experiences and/or recommendations from others who have done it or another high mountain pass in the ...
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What explains 9 speed cassettes price differences?
I have a pretty heavy bike I use to travel long distances with a lot of luggage. It has a mix of XT, deore and other Shimano equipment. I bought it second hand so I don't really know the details. I ...
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Is it possible to do 50 km distance without any previous training?
I'm considering to do a 50-55 km distance on a mixed surface. Mostly asphalt and gravel, maybe even a little bit of sand. Haven't done any training or exercise, basically been sitting at home all day, ...
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Multi-city bike rental in Europe (NL, BE)
I'm considering a bike trip in Europe, primarily the Netherlands, over a week or two. But I'd rather rent a bike (in fact, two) than bring mine all the way from Australia.
Are there any options for '...
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How to ensure security of panniers when touring
I'm planning a cycle tour carrying baggage in panniers on the bike. For at least some of the trip, I'll be alone, and when I need to go into shops/cafes/toilets, I can lock up the bike, but the ...
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Hose Clamp Salsa Watter Bottle Cage to Rigid Fork with No Sliding (Gravel)
Last year, I used some plastic clamps I bought from a LBS to mount two stainless steel Salsa water bottle cages to my rigid fork as shown in this picture:
Unfortunately, the plastic clamps wouldn't ...
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Touring vs race bike [closed]
I am Fabrizio, completely new in this forum full of experts, considering myself somebody who wants to take his very first steps at biking on the roads. I started to live in the Netherlands since 2 ...
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Bottom bracket replacement
I have an old '89 Trek Singletrack 950 with the original Shimano Mountain LX group bottom bracket. I'd like to replace the bottom bracket with something new. Can anyone help me determine what will fit ...
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Is it possible to construct an overnight shelter using a bike as the upright?
Next year I might find myself needing a lightweight touring/camping shelter, suitable for overnight stops at camspites and at the roadside. One option is a single-hoop bivvy tent (example) but many ...
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