Has anyone done a Tour on a fully loaded Revolution Country Traveller? If so did it cope? My son has one and we are planning a Tour in the summer....i just have a feeling its too light weight compared to my Dawes Galaxy..
at one point in time the RCT was a Vantage. Identical frames. And the RCE was a Vantage with a disk mount welded on!I don't have an RCT, but I toured for years on a Dawes Vantage which was a very similar Alu framed tourer, and I know others with the old Alu Dawes Horizon which is also fine. I wouldn't worry about it
Here's my old vantage: -
That was a 12 day tour, and I wasn't travelling light
Thanks that's good to know....he did a weeks tour on it with me a couple of years ago and it was fine but really heavily loaded....when I've been on it feels a much lighter ride and of course it is lighter than my Galaxy....i think some Marathon plus tyres would help...do you have them or the Continental ones that came with your RCT. ?I use an RCT for commuting/touring, it survived last years' CC Ecosse Tour to Islay and I wouldn't call it lightweight...
Thanks that's good to know....he did a weeks tour on it with me a couple of years ago and it was fine but really heavily loaded....when I've been on it feels a much lighter ride and of course it is lighter than my Galaxy....i think some Marathon plus tyres would help...do you have them or the Continental ones that came with your RCT. ?
Another difference, which might be important to some, is that the Traveller has an alloy frame while the Explorer is steel.I've had one for nearly six years now. 20 000 kms and several long-distance tours later, I'm happy to say it's still going strong. My only regret was that I didn't invest that little bit of extra money for disk brakes - it's the only real difference between the Traveller and the Explorer. It has had several modifications though: starting with the saddle (which in 2010 was totally rubbish) then the tyres and brakes. All are better on the new models I believe.
I'm a big steel fan....i'm a bit old schoolAnother difference, which might be important to some, is that the Traveller has an alloy frame while the Explorer is steel.
I wasn't aware of this. It would certainly be a game changer for some.Another difference, which might be important to some, is that the Traveller has an alloy frame while the Explorer is steel.
True now. Wasn't true a few years ago. My Explorer was alloy.Another difference, which might be important to some, is that the Traveller has an alloy frame while the Explorer is steel.