jay clock
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- Hampshire UK
(I was going to say girls, but my babies have grown up!)
They will be 18 and 19 next year and never really cycle much. They have a plan to do inter-railing, but have stunned me with a suggestion of going cycle touring. It would probably be France, and quite possibly doing Channel to the Spanish border in about a month. Slow (about 40km per day on average) but I would prefer they did that and loved it than being put off by doing too much. And they might well speed up!
They have no bikes to speak of. I would be interested in suggestions in bikes suitable for touring at the lower end of the price range. Women specific design would be good, but not a sloping downtube - too sloppy in handling.
Probably flat bars, and probably 700c wheels, but flexible on the wheels, subject to heel clearance on panniers. They would be camping, so front pannier mountings a nice extra. Because they WILL pack too much!
Oh, and they must look cool as hell!
I would love to find some on Ebay but sounds a tall order in terms of sizes etc, so new suggestions very welcome
Julian
www.crazyguyonabike.com/julian
They will be 18 and 19 next year and never really cycle much. They have a plan to do inter-railing, but have stunned me with a suggestion of going cycle touring. It would probably be France, and quite possibly doing Channel to the Spanish border in about a month. Slow (about 40km per day on average) but I would prefer they did that and loved it than being put off by doing too much. And they might well speed up!
They have no bikes to speak of. I would be interested in suggestions in bikes suitable for touring at the lower end of the price range. Women specific design would be good, but not a sloping downtube - too sloppy in handling.
Probably flat bars, and probably 700c wheels, but flexible on the wheels, subject to heel clearance on panniers. They would be camping, so front pannier mountings a nice extra. Because they WILL pack too much!
Oh, and they must look cool as hell!
I would love to find some on Ebay but sounds a tall order in terms of sizes etc, so new suggestions very welcome
Julian
www.crazyguyonabike.com/julian