Which touring bike

[peejay78]

is a bleb the technical term then?

 

[BigonaBianchi]

I am still very happy with my dawes galaxy...but I have upgraded it a fair bit now. I dont know anything about th eother makes suggested so cannot comment on those.

If you go for a new galaxy be ready to upgrade a few things after a while ...I fitted a Brookes B 17 champion saddle and it's now part of my arse. Then the alloy stem...it's an ok stem as it comes but there are better ones out there...I now have an ITM racelight 120mm fitted...much better. The galaxy comes with basic alloy pedals and toeclips...which I replaced with shimano spd m250s...I have also been through a chain, new cassette in what must be easy over 10,000 miles on it now...and added some padding under the bar tape...oh yes I also added front balck burn low rider racks and three water cages. I Love this bike.

 

[GrahamG]

You know, if you've got a little patience, there are some absolutely amazing bargains on tourers that crop up on a fairly regular basis on the classifieds here, on the CTC Forum, and even on Ebay (tourers just aren't fashionable so ebay lunacy doesn't seem to prevail on these!).

 

[another_dave_b]

I was just browsing the Edinburgh Bicycles website, and I noticed their Revolution Country Explorer (£635) has disc brakes, which I've not seen on a tourer before.

 

[ontheroadtofrance]

i have just purchased the Dawes horizon for £430

 

[chris667]

Galaxy for me. But only secondhand. There's lots of better bikes for the same money now.

 

[LondonCommuter]

Galaxy for me. But only secondhand. There's lots of better bikes for the same money now.

Like? ...

Response appreciated as I'm on the verge of buying a new Super Galaxy from Evans (so discounted) as a replacement for my 6 month old Galaxy which I wrote off just before xmas. Insurance claim from driver still pending, so I'm taking a bit of a risk on this actually paying up but don't want to miss out on the current sale.

 

[GrahamG]

Example:

http://forum.ctc.org.uk/viewtopic.php?t=20226

 

[chris667]

They're not bad bikes, but their new price puts them into the price of lots of better machines. Hewitt and Byercycles are names that spring to mind.
A secondhand one for £250 is the bargain of the century.

 

[jay clock]

try out at LBSs

not many tourers at most of the ones I know....

 

[chris667]

not many tourers at most of the ones I know....

You just need to find one that speaks tourer.
If you ever get down to Oxford, Warlands is great.

 

[stephenjubb]

the raleigh royal at the bike factory for £310 is good value, but watch out for their postage. It is £60 which seems over the top to me.

I have just had a bike delivered 2nd post for £20, so not sure where they get their prices from.

cheers

steve jubb