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Postby wongaga » Sun Apr 01, 2007 6:35 pm
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Postby wongaga » Mon Apr 02, 2007 8:07 am
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Re: Steel Tourer
Postby mikesbytes » Mon Apr 02, 2007 10:21 am
I would of thought you were after something like what MountGrower suggested. Could you post a picture of what you are after.wongaga wrote:Thanks mate, but I'm after a real touring frame - slopey seat tube, rack mounts etc etc.
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Postby wongaga » Mon Apr 02, 2007 11:52 am
There are quite a few differences to your average racing type frame, most notably more relaxed frame angles, more stable steering etc, as welll as the rack mounts etc.
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Postby mikesbytes » Mon Apr 02, 2007 4:57 pm
Good point, he hasn't posted since 2.44pm yesterday. Should we be concerned?stryker84 wrote:hmm, is Richard unwell? someone mentioned "steel" +"tourer" +"trek 520"and he's not yet filled 95% of the thread...
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Postby heavymetal » Mon Apr 02, 2007 6:56 pm
No, I think he is OK. I presume he knows as well as I do that steel tourers rarely exist in Australia.stryker84 wrote:hmm, is Richard unwell? someone mentioned "steel" +"tourer" +"trek 520"and he's not yet filled 95% of the thread...
Ever tried to buy one in a shop?
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Postby mikesbytes » Mon Apr 02, 2007 9:32 pm
What about Fuji ? do they make a steel tourer?heavymetal wrote:Ever tried to buy one in a shop?
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Postby TriggerFish » Tue Apr 03, 2007 8:52 pm
Bought a Cannondale T800 not long ago. Very happy with it thus far. Wasn't hard to track down. Some of the others that I was trying to look at based on reccomendations here were a little harder to find though.heavymetal wrote: Ever tried to buy one in a shop?
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Postby heavymetal » Tue Apr 03, 2007 9:34 pm
I've found a couple of places in the eastern states that can get tourers, but I'd rather buy something I can see first.
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Postby wongaga » Tue Apr 03, 2007 9:41 pm
Hence the search for steel.
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Postby geoffs » Tue Apr 03, 2007 10:34 pm
What sort of touring are you going to be doing?
I've heard lots of good things about the long haul trucker and the frame is reasonably priced. Chain stays are a bit longer than the Trek 520 and you can fit larger tyres.
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Postby wongaga » Wed Apr 04, 2007 8:21 am
I'd like to get a SH frame to experiment on set-up wise though before I plough $$$'s into a custom.
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Re: Steel Tourer
Postby geoffs » Wed Apr 04, 2007 8:53 am
The first proper touring frame that I had was made from 531 and I bought it in London. It seemed ok at the time as I didn't know any better.wongaga wrote:Budget is sort of open - still dithering between a reasonable SH frame to swap exisitng some bits onto, or new custom frame. Surly is also an option.
I'd like to get a SH frame to experiment on set-up wise though before I plough $$$'s into a custom.
I met another Aussie in Innsbruck who also has a frame made from the same tubing but had been made for him by Clarence Street Cyclery's Geoff Scott. Geoff Scott had made the frame as this guy was big 6'4" and had broken 2 of the standard off the shelf frames.
His bike was just so much better in the way it rode and handled it was unbelievable. Nice and stiff, complaint over the bumps and didn't even notice a full load of panniers.
Just make sure you have your size exact before you start shopping.
Big guys that ride the Canondale tours love them, if your light then they give a hard ride.
The forum that has the most info on this is touring@phred
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Postby Hotdog » Wed Apr 04, 2007 11:31 am
Edit: Price of the World Randonneur seems to be around $1750, not bad considering all the bits and pieces included as standard.
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