London To Oslo, Which Bike?
sunosis
Posts: 5
In September I'm cycling to Oslo from London with a friend of mine. It's 1000 miles and we are aiming to do it over 10 days.
I'm looking for a bike for this and also for commuting and light touring. My friend is doing it on his Specialized Roubaix Elite.
We will have a support vehicle with us but I want something I can put panniers on for future tours.
I also want something I can use for local trips along the Thames Path Way which is a mixture of tarmac and gritty towpaths.
This will be my first road bike.
Can I use a racer on towpaths or should I be looking for an Audax?
The bikes I have been looking at are:
Surosa Audax Toledo S34C
http://www.surosa.co.uk/135887/products ... PriceComp1
Specialized Tricross
Bianchi Via Nirone 7 - 2011
Specialized Secteur Sport
Any help and advice would be much appreciated!
I'm looking for a bike for this and also for commuting and light touring. My friend is doing it on his Specialized Roubaix Elite.
We will have a support vehicle with us but I want something I can put panniers on for future tours.
I also want something I can use for local trips along the Thames Path Way which is a mixture of tarmac and gritty towpaths.
This will be my first road bike.
Can I use a racer on towpaths or should I be looking for an Audax?
The bikes I have been looking at are:
Surosa Audax Toledo S34C
http://www.surosa.co.uk/135887/products ... PriceComp1
Specialized Tricross
Bianchi Via Nirone 7 - 2011
Specialized Secteur Sport
Any help and advice would be much appreciated!
0
Comments
-
Planet X Uncle John ?0
-
10 centuries back to back is pretty ambitious but hey, its your holiday.
Tow-path compatible road bike is going to have more tyre clearance. Tourability = rack and mudguard eyelets, lower gears. You're looking at an Audax or winter-trainer style (eg Kenesis TK ) with a max tyre size not less than 28mm.
You can do self-sufficient touring on decent roads with 28mm but if you end up on tracks and trails you will benefit from something wider.0
