Looking to do a small tour this year Oban>Tarbet>Dunoon>Glasgow (200ish miles) & was looking to see if the gravel bike I currently have would be an option as it has decent mount points etc.
Route is relatively hilly.
Bike weighs 11KG and has a 50/34 compact chainset paired with an 11-30 cassette. Tyres currently on the bike ar 37mm gravel tyres but these could be changed of course.
Any input greatly appreciated.
Sorry to be "that guy" but it depends.......
A 200* mile trip could be a day out for some folk and a lovely week of camping for others
It depends on you - how fit and strong you are, if you like to go fast or dawdle.
It depends on the load. The heavier the load and hillier the route the more important gearing becomes.
It might also depend on the surfaces you plan on riding.
Personally, that gearing (34/30) would frighten me for the hills. But that's me.
Bigger tyres are more comfortable for me.
The best thing you can do is to load up the bike as you expect and go off and find yourself the steepest hill.
If not used to riding loaded, load up and test yourself out on different surfaces too.
At the end of the day, it doesn't really matter what any of us think - you have to ride it.
A good route planner like
https://cycle.travel/map will give a decent indication of surfaces and gradients.
Possibly as important is to be as familiar with the bike as possible and make sure that everything is working as it should.
* Are you sure about the 200 miles? Cycle Travel suggests its more like 200km
Touring is great! Scotland's lovely. That's a pretty good combination
