touring bike

fob65

any advice on what touring bike to buy.got around 1200 euros to spend.hope to do a lot of cycling but am a bit clueless about all the different models.

petethedrummer

How long are you going for and where are you going?

johnk123

The more information you give the better!

For what it's worth, I have covered over 1000km with my Giant Defy 3 in "Touring Mode" as I like to call it. You don't necessarily need a touring bike. Granted I'm a student and didn't want to fork out big bucks on a touring bike when I could convert the defy to be, as I believe, more than suitable for the job.

Whatever you get, I'm sure you'll love touring!

tomasrojo

I got a Dawes Horizon for €999 a few years ago. It's a pretty good entry-level tourer. I like it a lot, but I use it as a load-carrying beast of burden about town, rather than for touring. It's pretty well set up though, including a fork suitable for front panniers.

feck sake lads

i was looking at a dolen tourer today on ebay stuning bike for around 800 sterling .
thorn club tour lovely bike
galaxy dawes very nice
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Used-Dawes-Lightning-Touring-Bike-/200849414391?_trksid=p2047675.m2109&_trkparms=aid%3D555001%26algo%3DPW.CURRENT%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D123%26meid%3D4902759632034326590%26pid%3D100010%26prg%3D1071%26rk%3D3%26sd%3D330857196447%26
just check out ebay you might get lucky,also check out
SJS cycles.co.uk makers of Thorn bikes

GreyEagle

Strongly recommend Dawes. I got a Dawes Super Galaxy new in ’97. A added a couple of Ortlieb panniers and away I went. I took it on the Camino Santiago as well as down the west of Ireland many times. It is still going strong. How many modern bikes can you say that about? After a few recent tours in France it now resides in my son’s place in France so I can get a few Kms when I’m there.

del88

I've got a surly long haul trucker and am very happy with it. I've cycled 6000km since April including a 3 week tour in France and Spain without any problems....great steel frame.

thebouldwhacker

I currently use a specialized tricross. Great bike, light, strong and has all the bosses needed.

Mucco

Both Surly LHT and Dawes Galaxy have good reps. Fot that price you should find a good used Thorn Raven. I did. You'd have to look in UK though. M

feck sake lads

Hell of a bike the Thorn raven

Seaneh

The Surley Long Haul Trucker is about that price in Cyclebike in D7.

smacl

GreyEagle wrote: »

Strongly recommend Dawes. I got a Dawes Super Galaxy new in ’97. A added a couple of Ortlieb panniers and away I went. I took it on the Camino Santiago as well as down the west of Ireland many times. It is still going strong. How many modern bikes can you say that about? After a few recent tours in France it now resides in my son’s place in France so I can get a few Kms when I’m there.

Can't wait for my kids to grow up and buy places in France in which I can stash bikes. Sounds like my type of parenting.

SPA cycles in the UK have some great looking touring bikes, at reasonable prices.

del88

smacl wrote: »

Can't wait for my kids to grow up and buy places in France in which I can stash bikes. Sounds like my type of parenting.

SPA cycles in the UK have some great looking touring bikes, at reasonable prices.

Agreed on spa cycles...very good prices .

paddie9

Loads of trials on Cycling active magazine site

fob65

thanks for all your recommendations.much appreciated