For what it's worth.

[craig1234567890]

I have seen many responces to the cost of a good bike for touring. I think that it's like the old saying. Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder. I toured on a wally mnt bike for 10 years. Of course I upgraded when a part wore out. I bet the crap out of bikes on everything from pavement to dirt. At peak I did a perimeter tour of the US. Took a year. Usually I did about 5,000 miles in an average year. As parts wear out anyway I had only the frame left unchanged after 2 years. I did replace the front fork with a ridgid fork from a second hand bike. I really liked the modifications I had done. If my hip hadn't gone bad I would still be riding my old clunker.

 

[Cycleops]

Did you get to visit Wally World on your Wally tour?

 

[Oldhippy]

You are bang on Craig. People have toured on all and everything. Sadly so many who would otherwise consider riding daily for whatever reason are bombarded with a 'special' bike for everything mentality it seems. The equivalent of living in Chelsea and owning an all singing 4x4 that never goes further than Waitrose.

 

[MrGrumpy]

You are bang on Craig. People have toured on all and everything. Sadly so many who would otherwise consider riding daily for whatever reason are bombarded with a 'special' bike for everything mentality it seems. The equivalent of living in Chelsea and owning an all singing 4x4 that never goes further than Waitrose.

What’s wrong with owning more than one bike ?! It’s just as valid as those who are still touring on their grifters

 

[MrGrumpy]

I have seen many responces to the cost of a good bike for touring. I think that it's like the old saying. Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder. I toured on a wally mnt bike for 10 years. Of course I upgraded when a part wore out. I bet the crap out of bikes on everything from pavement to dirt. At peak I did a perimeter tour of the US. Took a year. Usually I did about 5,000 miles in an average year. As parts wear out anyway I had only the frame left unchanged after 2 years. I did replace the front fork with a ridgid fork from a second hand bike. I really liked the modifications I had done. If my hip hadn't gone bad I would still be riding my old clunker.

This is the equivalent of triggers broom lol .

 

[Cycleops]

This is the equivalent of triggers broom lol .

I think our friend in the US might not be familiar with the popular U.K. comedy series ’Only fools and horses’ so a bit of explanation might be in order:

View: https://youtu.be/56yN2zHtofM

Skip to 2.30 for the broom bit.

 

[Oldhippy]

Nothing wrong with more than one at all.

 

[winjim]

This is the equivalent of triggers broom lol .

I think our friend in the US might not be familiar with the popular U.K. comedy series ’Only fools and horses’

The Ship of Theseus then.

 

[nickyboy]

I have seen many responces to the cost of a good bike for touring. I think that it's like the old saying. Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder. I toured on a wally mnt bike for 10 years. Of course I upgraded when a part wore out. I bet the crap out of bikes on everything from pavement to dirt. At peak I did a perimeter tour of the US. Took a year. Usually I did about 5,000 miles in an average year. As parts wear out anyway I had only the frame left unchanged after 2 years. I did replace the front fork with a ridgid fork from a second hand bike. I really liked the modifications I had done. If my hip hadn't gone bad I would still be riding my old clunker.

I agree. Additional bikes for various purposes are, in my view, a waste of money if my current bike will do the job. I've got better things to do with my cash

I'm doing a 10 day tour next month. On my regular carbon road bike. It isn't a "tourer" but I'm not going to waste a wedge of cash on one when my current bike will do.

 

[CanucksTraveller]

It's a fine and true sentiment that you can tour on anything, although on the flipside there's also nothing wrong with spending some money on your ideal tourer. It's not perverse to spend money on something you enjoy and get a lot out of. I was so satisfied with the one I bought 18 months back that I sold my road bike a year on, I knew I'd never really ride it again.

 

[mjr]

I'm doing a 10 day tour next month. On my regular carbon road bike. It isn't a "tourer" but I'm not going to waste a wedge of cash on one when my current bike will do.

Aren't you worried that it'll rain and wash the glue off the string?

 

[mustang1]

It is the Bike of Theseus. Mmmh but the frame is the same so IDK about that.