ontheroadtofrance
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Im planning a cycling trip next year "the grand traverse of the Alps" i'll be camping and therefore my luggage will be on my panniers. Im looking for a bit of advice on what bike will best.
You probably mean a triple of which the largest will be 44. MTB's largest ring will be 44 , smallest down to about 22I'd recommend MTB gearing (ie 44 tooth chainring and a 12-34 cassette)
I did about half a dozen tours on my Saracen -(Galaxy lookalike) and loved it. I have changed it for a Koga Miyata World Traveller which I also love. That has straight bars with bar ends, and was fine around NZ which has plenty of hills. A massive massive plus was that the Shimano XT braking is a big improvement on any drop bar bike brakes I have had.drop down bars is a must,
jay clock said:You probably mean a triple of which the largest will be 44. MTB's largest ring will be 44 , smallest down to about 22