Convert a Scott CR1 Team for Touring

newpot

I have a Scott CR1 team 2009, I have just bought a new bike for sportives etc. Is it possible to convert the Scott to a touring bike. I can I fit racks to the front, I know there are racks made for carbon bikes but would the frame take the additional weight and would the wheels be OK?
Any help would be greatly appreciated

boblo

Why? Yes you can tow a caravan with a Ferrari and probably dive 20m into a bowl of custard.... but they are probably not the wisest things to do.

Sell the Scott if you need to generate funds and get a s/h tourer from the classifieds if you want to go loaded touring? Having both a CR1 and a tourer I can't imagine using the former in place of the latter :shock:

amaferanga

Seat post rack and rack bag works okay if you're travelling very light (I used these with my Kuota Kharma). But your bike is totally unsuitable for loaded touring. For starters your wheels probably aren't strong enough and the gearing will be wrong.

iPete

If you have another bike for sportives, I'd seriously consider selling up and buying a dedicate work horse. Since your talking about front and rear racks I'd assume your talking about fully loaded touring, which isn't recommended, you could possibly get away with credit card touring.

newpot

ok, point taken new bike possibly, i love my CR1

boblo

Keep it then and just put up with the grief that'll inevitably come from SWMBO after buying yet another bike

iPete

newpot wrote:

ok, point taken new bike possibly, i love my CR1

I've got to ask, whats the sportive bike?!

newpot

Scott CR1 SL, it was a good deal

GyatsoLa

If you travel light, its perfectly possible to tour with a light road bike. I had a fantastic tour last year on my Cannondale road bike, the light weight and speed is a revelation after a heavy touring bike. If the weight is distributed carefully (i.e. not all chucked on the back) you should avoid too many wheel problems, although it may be worth looking at getting stronger hand built wheels. Id say about 12 kgs would be the max you should have on a road bike - much depends on your own weight. It takes a bit of investment (in lightweight gear) and discipline, but its perfectly possible to have a good loaded tour with that weight. The only thing you really need to change are tyres.

You can add racks using various combinations of eyletted seat clamps (from M-Parts) and spindle mounted racks (Tubus do adapters, oldmanmountain.com do good racks too). You can go for alternative load methods like the bags from Epic Designs:

http://www.epicdesignsalaska.com/

Alternatively, you can go for a lightweight trailer (2 wheeled is probably better for a road bike, or possibly best of all, an extrawheel. http://www.extrawheel.com/

amaferanga

GyatsoLa wrote:

If you travel light, its perfectly possible to tour with a light road bike. I had a fantastic tour last year on my Cannondale road bike, the light weight and speed is a revelation after a heavy touring bike. If the weight is distributed carefully (i.e. not all chucked on the back) you should avoid too many wheel problems, although it may be worth looking at getting stronger hand built wheels. Id say about 12 kgs would be the max you should have on a road bike - much depends on your own weight. It takes a bit of investment (in lightweight gear) and discipline, but its perfectly possible to have a good loaded tour with that weight. The only thing you really need to change are tyres.

You can add racks using various combinations of eyletted seat clamps (from M-Parts) and spindle mounted racks (Tubus do adapters, oldmanmountain.com do good racks too). You can go for alternative load methods like the bags from Epic Designs:

http://www.epicdesignsalaska.com/

Alternatively, you can go for a lightweight trailer (2 wheeled is probably better for a road bike, or possibly best of all, an extrawheel. http://www.extrawheel.com/

That's interesting, but how do you carry water with the massive frame bag? :?

iPete

newpot wrote:

Scott CR1 SL, it was a good deal

Woah, is the Non-SL the winter hack

I'd personally trade for something like the Tifosi CK7 classic with 105 components, should give a satisfying ride stripped down and be a speedy tourer at the same time. (Note I've never ridden one, going from advice from here).

GyatsoLa

amaferanga wrote:

GyatsoLa wrote:

If you travel light, its perfectly possible to tour with a light road bike. I had a fantastic tour last year on my Cannondale road bike, the light weight and speed is a revelation after a heavy touring bike. If the weight is distributed carefully (i.e. not all chucked on the back) you should avoid too many wheel problems, although it may be worth looking at getting stronger hand built wheels. Id say about 12 kgs would be the max you should have on a road bike - much depends on your own weight. It takes a bit of investment (in lightweight gear) and discipline, but its perfectly possible to have a good loaded tour with that weight. The only thing you really need to change are tyres.

You can add racks using various combinations of eyletted seat clamps (from M-Parts) and spindle mounted racks (Tubus do adapters, oldmanmountain.com do good racks too). You can go for alternative load methods like the bags from Epic Designs:

http://www.epicdesignsalaska.com/

Alternatively, you can go for a lightweight trailer (2 wheeled is probably better for a road bike, or possibly best of all, an extrawheel. http://www.extrawheel.com/

That's interesting, but how do you carry water with the massive frame bag? :?

You carry your bottles or use bladders in the frame bag - they will even do a hydration tube as an extra.

ride_whenever

You can fit an alloy post and a post mounted rack. Less stuff so not fully loaded, but enough for lightish touring.

bigjim

Of course you can use your bike to tour where you wish. have a read of this.

http://www2.arnes.si/~ikovse/weight.htm

Inspiring stuff.