Revolution Country Explorer

[Headgardener]

Does anybody have an opinion on the Revolution Country Explorer from EBC as a touring bike.

 

[triptix]

Do like the look of it - just for your info EBC are doing a 15% discount from Friday to Monday if that will help your decision.

I'm currently looking at a Claud Butler Black Diamond Touring bike but can't seem to find much about it.

 

[Gerry Attrick]

I thought you may have received more replies from first-hand owners. I have never owned one, but I have heard good reviews of them. Take one for a test ride.

 

[Isla Valassi]

I have the 2006 model. The 2009 model seems to be a better spec that the equipment on mine, although I did upgrade the disc brakes last year. It handles very well and is a very comfortable ride. EBC have come up with a winner here!

If you do go for one, treat it to a nice leathery covering of Brooks handlebar tape...........nice!

 

[Isla Valassi]

Oops!......."than the equipment on mine..."

 

[summerdays]

I know nothing about it ... but I've seen it before and thought it looked nice - if you get it I would be interested to hear what you think of it.

 

[Comatosed]

I've heard they're very good for the price.

 

[GrumpyGregry]

I've got one. I was a know nothing MTB'er who knows he loves disc brakes. I bought it sight unseen over t'web as our company's first bike2work user last July. First ever tourer, first road bike in 20+ years. I love her. Deeply. Longest ride I've done in one go is 220km, daily 3 season commute on her (I can't do winter she copes fine), MTB's have been gathering cobwebs since I bought her.

recent photo from a FNRttC here

my review is in another place here

I changed the pedals for SPD's, and the saddle and bar tape for a honey B17 and matching leather bar tape which phat bar gel under as money allowed. Lovely bike. nothing has broken or worn out and dead comfortable

I changed the disc brakes from Avid BB5 Road to Avid BB7 Road (with full metal jacket cables) because I found the BB5's too hard to set up and adjust and the pads a bit difficult to find locally.

Did I say I love her?

EBC are excellent to deal with over the interweb, have a sorted 'remote' warranty system and make me happy every time I buy something. If they sold Boardman's I'd be getting my next bike from them.

 

[GrumpyGregry]

If you do go for one, treat it to a nice leathery covering of Brooks handlebar tape...........nice!

The honey colour goes so well with the green frame

 

[Isla Valassi]

The honey colour goes so well with the green frame

It sure does honey.....err I mean honey sure does go. I gots it too.

 

[Headgardener]

I thought you may have received more replies from first-hand owners. I have never owned one, but I have heard good reviews of them. Take one for a test ride.

Not easy GA they are up there and I am down here. Please note my location
<-----. So I would need to buy over ti'nternet.

 

[Gerry Attrick]

Not easy GA they are up there and I am down here. Please note my location
<-----. So I would need to buy over ti'nternet.

Ah......fair point

 

[GrumpyGregry]

The frame has the same profile as the standard Claud Butler frame. Triangular downtube at the top flowing into more of a rectangle at the bottom.

I'll bet you it's the same one.

apart from the disc mounts the frame looks identical to the old Ali Dawes Horizon frame. Great people the Taiwanese clever and industrious and very entrepreneurial

 

[Headgardener]

Thanks for your replies everybody, as a sub question what do you all think of cable operated disc brakes as I notice that they are included in the spec for this bike?

 

[just jim]

I gave one a test ride on a couple of occasions and liked it, though the Sora shifters put me off a bit, but I'm used to bar end shifters and have stuck with them. I was a bit wary of the braking system and GrumpyGreg's upgrade to BB7s sounds like a good move. Think they have BB7 on the Kona Sutra which is a similiar machine but with a steel frame.