Riverside 520 touring?

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  • Anyone tried it?

  • No. But it weighs 16kg which is heavy! Depends what sort of touring you are planning but I would go for a second hand Dawes Galaxy/ridgeback/genesis over this monstrosity

  • Monstrosity?

    Human weight 75kg, stuff weight 15kg.
    A 12kg bike vs a 16kg bike is only saving 3.5%. You're not going to notice that.

    Decathlon stuff is great. Go for it.

  • Human weight 75kg, stuff weight 15kg.

    A 12kg bike vs a 16kg bike is only saving 3.5%. You're not going to notice that.

    The difference is more than what a platypus weighs... you think you wouldn't notice a platypus on your bike???

  • It's probably fine but there are many secondhand touring bikes available with better components for less £, they'll probably be lighter and prettier too.

  • Ok…What about a Raven Tour with a Rohloff hub In excellent condition at a similar price…

  • Thorn, 26wheels

  • Monstrosity?!

  • Monstrosity?!

  • Monstrosity?!

  • I haven’t seen any of the above in excellent condition with flat bars (a must) kind of ready to go at a similar price point (yet)

  • I’ve seen a Thorn Raven Tour on 26 wheels with Rohloff at a similar price (very low considering the spec) in very good condition

  • Raven Tour sounds infinitely better to me!

  • I agree, snobbery plays a part. Myself included

  • Yes. Monstrosity. Ugly, heavy, aluminium, poor components, unnecessary hub dynamo, probably crap wheels though it doesn’t really specify. You could get an older steel touring bike for a lot less money. It will be beautiful and elegant and take you a long way.
    You asked. This is my answer.
    My current tourer weighs 11.5kg and it was still too heavy when I was pushing it up hills in Thailand.
    Does also depend, sort of, on what sort of touring you are planning. Although it’s perfectly possible to ride almost any bike most places, if you want to.

  • Thorn ravens are even uglier. I would like to try a rohloff one day though

  • My partner rode one for a six month tour in Europe, on a mix of surfaces. She got it especially for the task, and we fitted an old 10x3 deore groupset and put on marathon tyres, but everything else was stock I think. It was faultless for the whole journey. Yes it's heavy and overbuilt but those extra few kgs don't make much difference when fully loaded.

    The fact it has everything you need for a tour without having to mess around with lights and mudguards and racks was a bonus to us. There are also decathlon stores all over Europe so if we had any issues (we didn't) we could get spares.


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  • What's unnecessary about a dynamo on a touring bike? Thought people loved them on here.

  • Although it’s perfectly possible to ride almost any bike most places, if you want to.

    This.

  • I’ve had dynamos on my cargo and commuter bikes. Amazing tech

  • Unsure about aesthetics over functionality…

  • Also can fit 650x2.1 MTB tyres under those guards.

  • I had one, never used it much so now it’s on the commuter.
    When I tour, I rarely cycle at night. I also have a decent sized power bank that will keep my phone charged for 4-5 days and then I’m normally somewhere I can charge stuff. Hub to usb charging thingies are expensive and apparently fairly slow to charge devices. I don’t have any electronics other than phone, uv water purifier and kindle when I tour so don’t need much power.
    However, I’m planning longer and more remote trips in the future so this may change.

  • I’m not. Ugly nodder bikes can do one.

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