Author Topic: Fully Loaded - Touring Bikes (Read 232171 times)

tiermat · « **Reply #525 on:** 14 April, 2016, 03:37:40 pm »

@marcus, D'oh! Shall add them now

This is not the (only) change, but you can't see it on the other photo...

BrianI · « **Reply #526 on:** 10 May, 2016, 10:03:48 am »

You know, seeing all those loaded tourers makes me think that getting my old circa 2008 Chromoly 520 Dawes Horizon out the loft, refettling it together and building a new set of touring wheels for it (or a cheap set of 135mm oln hybrid wheels from decathlon?) would be a rather good idea!

Should make a fine bike camping machine if I run it with my Skiddii single wheel trailer (which has still to be used in anger!)

Perhaps that's a nice project to be getting on with, at least it's cheaper than buying an n+1!

LEE · « **Reply #527 on:** 10 May, 2016, 11:55:40 am »

Quote from: BrianI on 10 May, 2016, 10:03:48 am

You know, seeing all those loaded tourers makes me think that getting my old circa 2008 Chromoly 520 Dawes Horizon out the loft

Yes, you should absolutely do this.

Fully-Loaded tourers force you to ride at the ideal speed for inducing grins.

Vince · « **Reply #528 on:** 10 May, 2016, 03:27:42 pm »

Jakob W · « **Reply #529 on:** 10 May, 2016, 04:14:14 pm »

Quote from: LEE on 10 May, 2016, 11:55:40 am

Fully-Loaded tourers force you to ride at the ideal speed for inducing grins.

And uphill they induce grunts! (Or is that just me...)

BrianI · « **Reply #530 on:** 10 May, 2016, 04:26:36 pm »

Quote from: LEE on 10 May, 2016, 11:55:40 am

Quote from: BrianI on 10 May, 2016, 10:03:48 am
You know, seeing all those loaded tourers makes me think that getting my old circa 2008 Chromoly 520 Dawes Horizon out the loft

Yes, you should absolutely do this.

Fully-Loaded tourers force you to ride at the ideal speed for inducing grins.

Plus rebuilding my Dawes horizon would also mean I could mtbfy my currently rigid decathlon mtbso commuter / off road pootler by putting the suspension fork back on, for maximising off road fun. I could then use the rebuilt tourer for commuting purposes, leaving my road bike fox audax!!

Does this seem a cunning plan?

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tiermat · « **Reply #531 on:** 10 May, 2016, 06:58:46 pm »

Here is the Renegade, in holiday mode, on the shores of the Med:

BrianI · « **Reply #532 on:** 14 May, 2016, 08:58:54 am »

Quote from: tiermat on 10 May, 2016, 06:58:46 pm

Here is the Renegade, in holiday mode, on the shores of the Med:

Linky no worky!

BrianI · « **Reply #533 on:** 14 May, 2016, 09:04:13 am »

Quote from: LEE on 10 May, 2016, 11:55:40 am

Quote from: BrianI on 10 May, 2016, 10:03:48 am
You know, seeing all those loaded tourers makes me think that getting my old circa 2008 Chromoly 520 Dawes Horizon out the loft

Yes, you should absolutely do this.

Fully-Loaded tourers force you to ride at the ideal speed for inducing grins.

New wheels ordered yesterday!

tiermat · « **Reply #534 on:** 14 May, 2016, 09:04:35 am »

Quote from: BrianI on 14 May, 2016, 08:58:54 am

Quote from: tiermat on 10 May, 2016, 06:58:46 pm
Here is the Renegade, in holiday mode, on the shores of the Med:

Linky no worky!

Oh, I will fix it shortly (need to be on my computer, not on my phone)

tiermat · « **Reply #535 on:** 14 May, 2016, 09:56:28 am »

Can you see it now?

Ruthie · « **Reply #536 on:** 14 May, 2016, 09:57:38 am »

Nope.

tiermat · « **Reply #537 on:** 14 May, 2016, 10:00:10 am »

Quote from: Ruthie on 14 May, 2016, 09:57:38 am

Nope.

Weird, G+ must be playing silly buggers...

Any better now?

nikki · « **Reply #538 on:** 14 May, 2016, 10:05:01 am »

We have visuals!

BrianI · « **Reply #539 on:** 14 May, 2016, 04:04:21 pm »

Quote from: tiermat on 14 May, 2016, 10:00:10 am

Quote from: Ruthie on 14 May, 2016, 09:57:38 am
Nope.

Weird, G+ must be playing silly buggers...

Any better now?

Still nope

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Pancho · « **Reply #540 on:** 14 May, 2016, 04:19:42 pm »

Quote from: nikki on 14 May, 2016, 10:05:01 am

We have visuals!

I don't.

Polar Bear · « **Reply #541 on:** 14 May, 2016, 06:11:16 pm »

No visuals here either.

I have long given up trying to post piccies on here - it's just too stupidly daft a process. In c21 surely it should be easy as pie? Even faceache is easy.

Pancho · « **Reply #542 on:** 14 May, 2016, 06:16:15 pm »

Easiest, IME, is imgur.com.

Cudzoziemiec · « **Reply #543 on:** 17 May, 2016, 03:56:11 pm »

Quote from: BrianI on 14 May, 2016, 09:04:13 am

Quote from: LEE on 10 May, 2016, 11:55:40 am
Quote from: BrianI on 10 May, 2016, 10:03:48 am
You know, seeing all those loaded tourers makes me think that getting my old circa 2008 Chromoly 520 Dawes Horizon out the loft

Yes, you should absolutely do this.

Fully-Loaded tourers force you to ride at the ideal speed for inducing grins.

New wheels ordered yesterday!

Excellent! Looking forward to hearing of (and hopefully seeing!) this and the mtb-ified mtb.

Tiermat: still can't see it!

Andrew Br · « **Reply #544 on:** 17 May, 2016, 05:15:17 pm »

Quote from: Cudzoziemiec on 17 May, 2016, 03:56:11 pm

Tiermat: still can't see it!

Nor can I. It's very disappointing since I really want to see what it looks like with and without luggage.

BrianI · « **Reply #545 on:** 17 May, 2016, 07:06:41 pm »

Quote from: Cudzoziemiec on 17 May, 2016, 03:56:11 pm

Quote from: BrianI on 14 May, 2016, 09:04:13 am
Quote from: LEE on 10 May, 2016, 11:55:40 am
Quote from: BrianI on 10 May, 2016, 10:03:48 am
You know, seeing all those loaded tourers makes me think that getting my old circa 2008 Chromoly 520 Dawes Horizon out the loft

Yes, you should absolutely do this.

Fully-Loaded tourers force you to ride at the ideal speed for inducing grins.

New wheels ordered yesterday!
Excellent! Looking forward to hearing of (and hopefully seeing!) this and the mtb-ified mtb.

Tiermat: still can't see it!

Still waiting on the new wheels. I'm also pondering on drive train replacement on the 2008 Dawes horizon. The Sora 8 speed triple sti are very rattly inside, plus I've never been happy with the performance of the cantilever brakes, both the tektro oryx, plus tektro cr720.

So I think an "upgrade" using tektro drop bar v brake lever, deore v brakes, and ye olde worlde bar end shifters is the best plan. Stick with 8 speed (my 2014 pinnacle dolomite road bike still uses 8 speed) or upgrade to 9?

Deano · « **Reply #546 on:** 22 May, 2016, 09:38:26 pm »

Brian - the one on the right has the Tektro v-brake levers which are still going strong after umpteen thousand miles*, and the shifters are Shimano 9-speed, set to friction so I could use a 7- 8- or 9-speed cassette. It's currently 9-speed, but I can't be bothered to index the gears properly.

*apart from the rubber hoods.

Peter · « **Reply #547 on:** 23 May, 2016, 10:20:50 am »

And the bike on the left is one of the most elegant bikes you'll ever see - in one of the world's perfect spots!

Cudzoziemiec · « **Reply #548 on:** 23 May, 2016, 10:22:32 am »

But the bike on the left isn't fully loaded – it only has one pannier! (Why?)

Polar Bear · « **Reply #549 on:** 23 May, 2016, 10:32:00 am »

Quote from: Peter on 23 May, 2016, 10:20:50 am

And the bike on the left is one of the most elegant bikes you'll ever see - in one of the world's perfect spots!

Almost the most elegant of bicycles. The saddle rather lets it down in my opinion. A proper Brooks or similar saddle would be an improvement on what looks like a Selle Flite, more at home on an out and out racer methinks.