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Basically must be 26" wheels, disc brakes, rigid forks, take full length mudguards and racks front and back. Some sort of rigid MTB type thing I suppose. the only thing I can find so far is a Carrera Subway 2, anything else out there?.
Tricky one, the need for disc brakes makes it harder to mount rack and panniers. Even the high-end Koga Miyata's don't have discs.
Check out the Dawes range of tourers as well.
that new surley
Salsa have some stuff like that - Sultra or Fargo maybe
Roadrat - can be converted to run almost anything??
trollTheBrick - Member
that new surley
All terrain tourer - if you're serious then there's the Pugsley. Goes anywhere.
Dam, that Troll looks exactly what I want, but it's designed for 440mm fork geometry, I think I'm needing 420mm to run front full length mudguards.
??? A longer fork does not stop you having full length mudguards.
Thorn (at SJSCycles) do 26-inch MTB/tourer frames.
And +1 on what Brick said.
??? A longer fork does not stop you having full length mudguards.
Oh, ok do you just get a longer bracket or something like that?
How about any mountain bike with rack and disk mounts, then get a suitable fork? On-one Inbred or Genesis Latitude, I've had both and they take a rack nicely for off road touring. The genesis is slightly better though as it has dual bottle mounts and front mudguard mount on the frame. Easy additions to the Inbred though.
As paul says. I have genesis IOID and it would make a great offroad tourer. Alfine, discs, rack mounts
I would want front suspension tho - a tubus swing rack works well with suspension forks.
Its easy to fit rear racks on frames with discs - just space it out a bit to clear. Mudguards just need a bot of ingenuity and cable ties
Hm, I've found this one which might suite my purpose, but I'll look at the genesis bikes. I didn't think the inbred had rear mudguard mounts, but I'll check, thanks
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I've got a Handsomedog Talisman with some unknown ali forks with rack, mudguard & disc mounts all round, but I run it with V brakes & I think you'll stuggle with the guards & racks as soon as you put disc brakes on it.
Civia Hyland
Tout-terrain Silkroad
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I think you'll stuggle with the guards & racks as soon as you put disc brakes on it.
I was thinking so, but not impossible. Racks are available for disc brake frames or can be spaced to fit, I believe, and mudguards can be altered to fit I'm thinking. There are also frames available with the disc brake mounts on the chainstay, but might not tick other boxes for me. Niknoxx, I'll have a look at those bikes/frames, thanks.
Both me and t'missus have mtb commuters that take rear racks, full mudguards, and front suspension. It just takes a bit of thought and a few cable ties and p clips and things
If the disc is mounted on the chain stay it's possible i think. Check the giant website. Why are you only after 26" wheels?
If it was me I would get an Inbred and get any mounts you need brazed on somewhere like Argos and then the frame powdercoated or repainted. Could just buy a cheap second hand frame to save cost.
KONA SUTRA
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racks front and rear - check
full mud guards - check
disc brakes - check
not 26" wheels and not flat bars though,but you could easily change this, although changing the wheels does lower the already low(for stability) bottom bracket.
If you are using full racks and full mudguards you're not going to be doing anything too technical off-road so why the need for 26" wheels ???
I've got the 2009 Sutra and have used it on a number of occasions off road with no problems, just change the yres to suit the conditions and ride within the limits of the bike.
I've also in the past had a full set of racks and mudguards fitted to my (very) old Clockwork utilising a rigid fork and some 'clip on' bottle cage bosses to mount the front rack -
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Worked OK but was no way near as stable as the kona when loaded with panniers etc.
I got a [url=http://]Giant Roam XR2[/url] just for this purpose after my Kona Sutra was nicked. Takes mudgurads and rear rack easily as the rear brake is on the chain stay. Front fork locks out. It is a very cheap fork and I suspect the Sutra would have been faster for road/Sustrans/Bridleway touring.
Giant also do a [url= http://www.giant-bicycles.com/en-gb/bikes/model/seek.0/7845/45456/ ]Seek[/url] that has hubs gears, rear brake on the chain stay and the forks are rigid.
Look for the 2010 bikes cos the 2011 prices are eye watering.
Why are you only after 26" wheels?
The reason simply being, I own 26" tyres and wheels of varying weights&designs (incl road tyres) and want everything to remain interchangeable. Also, disc brake hose lengths if I want to change brakes around, handlebars to try of varying shapes&designs, stems of varying lengths and angles, various front forks to try out and just generally standards and home mechanics that I understand.
I'm wanting it to do some multiday weekend off road touring, but mainly for commuting off road in the winter/spring and getting out of the car and going to the shops on my bike more. I think my commute route is too rough for a road bike, but doesn't really need suspension.