Touring MTB the advantages

[Sallar55]

Let's see your MTB on tour, I will start. Its our favourite touring bike, 1st pic is when an MTB is worth touring on, the end of a road

 

[fossyant]

I probably should take mine on tour at some point as my 90's Diamond Back has front rack mounts on the forks. Currently used as my off road commuter with rear rack.

 

[steveindenmark]

People get too hung up on what they can tour on. I have toured on everything from a scooter to a Koga World Taveller. If its got wheels you can tour on it.

 

[Sallar55]

That's true but it depends upon where you want to go. Horses for courses, Spain has an abundance of trails suitable for the mtb.

 

[Sallar55]

Avoiding the road, off the top on the track.

 

[Sallar55]

GR1 again roughstuff Puerto

 

[Sallar55]

The fun starts here road end and GR starts, saved us doing a big loop on roads.

 

[chriswoody]

What about ATB's?

Here's some pictures of random multi day adventures on my all terrain bike. More details of these trips can be found in the travelogue section of this site.

The Ascent to Vrîsic pass Northern Slovenia.

Looking at the descent from 1400m, from the col on Mount Stol Slovenia, that's not a paved road!

In the middle of a nature reserve near Buckow in North Eastern Germany.

The infamous cobbled trails of Brandenburg.

The highest point of the Lüneburg Heide, the Wilseder Berg at a mighty 169 m high!

Traversing the forests of the Lüneburger Heide.

The barren heathland of the Lüneburger Heide.

Those Spanish trails in your photo's sure do look lovely though, maybe one day i'll make it down there.

 

[Sallar55]

ATB, gravel or Mtb/vtt/btt any bike that gives you options. Well done on the off road routes, post up your next tour.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Looks like a lot of that would be fine on a Brompton. Like post above, a few get hung up on what bike you can use.

 

[Sallar55]

Ming go on tour and post some pics😎

 

[Sallar55]

You always have options, this might look easy for a road bike but it's ball-bearing little loose stones

 

[tothehills]

some wonderful pics folks.
and to think that some folks insist that 26 inch wheels are history.

 

[T4tomo]

Nice photo's but I'm worried @Sallar55 that even on an MTB you fall off a lot. I see many photo's with your bike laid in the road /track....

 

[tothehills]

Nice photo's but I'm worried @Sallar55 that even on an MTB you fall off a lot. I see many photo's with your bike laid in the road /track....

not everyone rides with their personal photographer i suppose.