MunkeBiker
11-05-2007, 01:04 PM
Hello all,
Great resource we have here so i just wanna say thanks to the web developers and moderators and everyone else that helps run/maintain this site, it is a great tool for cyclists in any direction. So I am really enthralled of the prospect of touring, I want to go long and strong on a great bike. fitness is a large goal for me and the adventure is my main. So what i ask of ye fine Tourist's cyclists is a bit of advice for the beginner tourist. I have currently been to 3 different bike shops in my area most of who i have talked to kinda looked at my funny when i mentioned touring and what type of bikes they offered for it. Most of them just went straight to the road/sport bikes with steel frames and were like yep this is what you need, partly because I am sure they didn't carry touring bikes and ordering out of catalog doesn't move stock out of the store. The one place I went that i was impressed and satisfied with was a store that recommended the Giant: OCZ1 as a very basic bike that i would be able to heavy load and go places with. the reason why he mentioned it was many of the tourist that have come threw our area have been using different bikes for touring and using a pull cart. No the one he showed me was this "BOB Yak bicycle cargo trailer" I hopefully won't be getting this right away just cause i am not ready to do longer then 100 miles yet so can't really justify the expense right off the bat. A lot of what I will be doing is riding my bike to work and doing weekend distance rides until I can work up to my fitness goal which is will be to cycle the entire length of Japan. That goal will need to be put off for a bit till I finish school. Anyways I guess what i am looking for is a recommendation for a good beginner bike and some comments on the OCR1 or 2 "same frame just different components". I looked at possibly changing the wheels on the OCR1 just cause i want a little heavier duty wheel. I don't really care to much for speed I want a good solid climber, decent ride, and alright loading. The guy i spoke with at the shop was an old tourer from back in the day early 70s and late 80s so he had a lot of elated joy recalling stories. Back on track again any help would be greatly appreciated as to a good bike choice or touring set-up.
Great resource we have here so i just wanna say thanks to the web developers and moderators and everyone else that helps run/maintain this site, it is a great tool for cyclists in any direction. So I am really enthralled of the prospect of touring, I want to go long and strong on a great bike. fitness is a large goal for me and the adventure is my main. So what i ask of ye fine Tourist's cyclists is a bit of advice for the beginner tourist. I have currently been to 3 different bike shops in my area most of who i have talked to kinda looked at my funny when i mentioned touring and what type of bikes they offered for it. Most of them just went straight to the road/sport bikes with steel frames and were like yep this is what you need, partly because I am sure they didn't carry touring bikes and ordering out of catalog doesn't move stock out of the store. The one place I went that i was impressed and satisfied with was a store that recommended the Giant: OCZ1 as a very basic bike that i would be able to heavy load and go places with. the reason why he mentioned it was many of the tourist that have come threw our area have been using different bikes for touring and using a pull cart. No the one he showed me was this "BOB Yak bicycle cargo trailer" I hopefully won't be getting this right away just cause i am not ready to do longer then 100 miles yet so can't really justify the expense right off the bat. A lot of what I will be doing is riding my bike to work and doing weekend distance rides until I can work up to my fitness goal which is will be to cycle the entire length of Japan. That goal will need to be put off for a bit till I finish school. Anyways I guess what i am looking for is a recommendation for a good beginner bike and some comments on the OCR1 or 2 "same frame just different components". I looked at possibly changing the wheels on the OCR1 just cause i want a little heavier duty wheel. I don't really care to much for speed I want a good solid climber, decent ride, and alright loading. The guy i spoke with at the shop was an old tourer from back in the day early 70s and late 80s so he had a lot of elated joy recalling stories. Back on track again any help would be greatly appreciated as to a good bike choice or touring set-up.