Nothing wrong with the bike suggestions so far, but if I was genuinely (not just spouting off) going to ride a push bike around the world, then I would build a bike up myself.
There has never been a better time to build things yourself, what with YouTube and internet forums etc, there is a mass of infiormation and support out there. It's no good saying 'I'm not mechanically minded' as I reckon that at some point you will have to be, maintenance is vital and breakdowns inevitable. If you've put the thing together yourself, you will know every single nut and bolt on the bike which I think would reap benefits on the trip.
A couple of points: OBW will make a frame, via Lee Cooper, with whatever tyre clearance you want, I'm sure. Is the Reynolds 525/520 steel 'inferior'? IIRC Thorn uses 'no-name' chrom-moly steel of similar spec on their Exped. bikes.
I see thanks, cos last time, some pages up, he was talking 9 speed. I commented then that I didn't think they made Deore 9 speed anymore, same goes for 8 speed.
Am I wrong, or does OBW have a stock of fairly old components.
simonhill wrote: ↑9 Apr 2021, 8:17am
I see thanks, cos last time, some pages up, he was talking 9 speed. I commented then that I didn't think they made Deore 9 speed anymore, same goes for 8 speed.
Am I wrong, or does OBW have a stock of fairly old components.
That's still the spec., so I guess so - albeit they do offer 10-speed 'as an upgrade'. They have deleted their previous text re 8 speed offering best reliability (which is probably correct, though)
Dave Yates was very clear that, in his opinion, he preferred Reynolds 525/520 (one made in Britain: the other under licence in Taiwan but the same tubing) for touring bikes as having thicker walls (compared to 725) made it more resistant to dents that some touring bikes pick up.
He said that 725 was nice, built lots of bikes with it, but absolutely nothing wrong with 520/525 and he custom built enormous amounts of frames.
So, not a game changer.
Raleigh Randonneur 708 (Magura hydraulic brakes); Blue Raleigh Randonneur 708 dynamo; Pearson Compass 631 tourer; Dawes One Down 631 dynamo winter bike;Raleigh Travelogue 708 tourer dynamo; Kona Sutra; Trek 920 disc Sram Force.
markjohnobrien wrote: ↑9 Apr 2021, 8:45am
Dave Yates was very clear that, in his opinion, he preferred Reynolds 525/520 (one made in Britain: the other under licence in Taiwan but the same tubing) for touring bikes as having thicker walls (compared to 725) made it more resistant to dents that some touring bikes pick up.
He said that 725 was nice, built lots of bikes with it, but absolutely nothing wrong with 520/525 and he custom built enormous amounts of frames.
So, not a game changer.
Your post made me revisit the link I posted a few posts earlier. I posted the wrong one!
Here's what I meant to post, which is touring specific:
My mid 90's drop bar MTB tourer conversion is basic Tange cro-mo tubing.
With racks, dynamo hub etc it weighs 16kg. Similar but much better spec new tourers are about the same weight so what's changed?