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The Lost Art of The Ornamental Bicycle Head Badge
Bicycle head badges were originally used to distinguish similar looking bikes from one another. But in such a competitive industry, they quickly became an elaborate artform adorning all bikes; a good...
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The New Shimano Transit Explorer Technical Clothing For Bicycle Touring
Bike touring isn’t a fashion show, but I still prefer to look as smart and understated as possible when I travel. Technical outdoor gear seems to be the best compromise between styling and performance...
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The New 2017 Diamondback Haanjo EXP Carbon Touring Bike!
Ladies and gentlemen, we are entering a new era of touring bike. Say hello to the new 2017 Diamondback Haanjo EXP Carbon! The 2017 Diamondback Haanjo EXP Carbon. Yup, you read it right – carbon fibre....
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This is One Seriously Orange Custom OffRoad Ahearne Touring Bike
When it comes to custom touring bikes, Joseph Ahearne really knows how build something that piques my interest. A strong attention to detail seems to be the key, and that’s essentially what the Ahearne...
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The New 2017 Kona Sutra Touring Bike
The Kona Sutra touring bike has evolved really quickly into one of the best touring bikes on the market. It’s pretty hard to flaw with its steel frame and fork, great touring geometry, wide gear range,...
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The New 2017 Curve Grovel V2 Light Touring Bike
Australian-brand Curve Cycling have a slightly different approach to most bike companies. All of the R&D is completed in-house by the three business owners, who double as avid cyclists after hours....
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The New 2017 Salsa Fargo OffRoad Touring Bikes
The Salsa Fargo, introduced in 2009, was an offroad-specific touring bike ahead of its time. While most touring bikes still had cantilever brakes and 26-inch wheels, Salsa was busy bringing mountain...
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The New 2017 Surly Troll OffRoad Touring Bike
The Surly Troll is designed to take you to every corner of the world. This no-fuss 26-inch touring bike has provision for racks, fenders, disc brakes, v-brakes, cantilever brakes, derailleur gearing,...
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Introducing The New 2017 Salsa EXP Series Bikepacking Bags
With bikepacking on trend, it was inevitable that the larger brands were going to adopt bikepacking bags into their lineups. This year we’ve already seen famous bag brand Ortlieb, as well as bike brand...
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The New 2017 Marin Four Corners Touring Bikes
Last year, Marin surprised us with a new long distance touring bike called the Marin Four Corners. This year it’s back and they’ve gone all 1990s on the colours! The rasta paintjob is a throwback to...
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A New Pinion Gearbox for 2017: The Lightweight Pinion C-Line
The modern derailleur system is a simple and efficient way to provide gears on a bike. You certainly can’t beat it for price, weight, availability or repairability. But there are a few gearbox...
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The New 2017 Salsa Vaya Light Touring Bike
The Salsa Vaya has been in Salsa’s bike lineup since 2011, starting life as their go-to road touring bike. But as the years have gone by, Salsa have diversified their touring range to now include a...
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Video: Roadtripping the 900km Off-Road Mawson Trail in Australia
A few months ago I was lucky enough to be part of the Roadtripping the Mawson Trail adventure presented by CyclingTips. We rode from the ocean right into the outback of Australia to see if the 900km...
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The New 2017 Specialized AWOL Touring Bikes
The big S has just updated their Specialized AWOL touring bikes for the 2017 product year! It’s a minor update: there’s some price rises and drops, one less model and a few specification switch outs....
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The New 2017 Salsa Marrakesh Touring Bike
Unveiled last year, the 2017 Salsa Marrakesh is undoubtedly one of the best off-the-shelf touring bikes in the world. I had to include it in my list of the 8 of the Best Touring Bikes! This is for a...
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The New 2017 Giant Toughroad SLR Offroad Adventure Touring Bikes
Giant, the world’s largest bike manufacturer, entered the off-road adventure touring bike game last year by releasing the Giant ToughRoad SLR. This series of bike is essentially a 29er mountain bike...
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The New 2017 Trek CrossRip Light Touring Bikes
The Trek CrossRip is a light touring bike that was introduced to Trek’s range in 2013. While it’s always been marketed at the fitness and commuting crowd, it’s actually a great light touring rig too....
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The New 2017 Specialized Diverge Light Touring Bikes
With the adventure category of bikes really taking off, Specialized have been working hard to make sure they hit every niche. The Specialized AWOL is the bombproof long-distance touring rig and the...
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Rear Pannier Racks For Short Chainstays And Extra Heel Clearance
With adventure bikes really taking off, I thought it would be good to create a resource that will help you mount panniers to bikes with short chainstays. This includes many of the bikes in the ‘light...
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Carbon Tailfin Rack: Turn Your Road Bike into A Lightweight Touring Bike
It’s always been possible to mount panniers on road bikes, but it’s never been easy. This is for two reasons: road bike frames rarely have rack mounting points, and road bikes often have short rear...
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