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Not to mention hybrid make excellent touring bike as the only thing you need to do is put rack and mudguard on if it doesn't come with it, a £300 Specialized Sirrus is more than enough to go touring.

I decided not to get a custom touring bike, if I were to go, I'd just buy a hybrid, do it up a bit and go out rather than spending thousands and some time waiting for a Roberts Roughstuff that would be amazing but not entirely Necessary.

The best tour are the spur of the moment one (IMHO of course).

^ Fully agree with all the above.
If I had a big tour to do I reckon I'd be sticking drops on a hybrid too.

I've always assumed touring bikes were for bedwetters, CTC members and retired gentlefolk

Ha!

Reminds me of a post on CTC, bemoaning the English need to get over obsessed with *having *to have expensive dedicated touring bikes when the Continent is full of North European families trundling along on various BSOs.

#stillwouldntbeseendeadtouringonabikewithoutcantileverbrakesandbarendshifters

Thanks chaps, I posted this while drunk last night but have woken up realising it rings true (in vino veritas and that).
This is about where I am at the moment:
http://i.imgur.com/oqwatjR.jpg
Don Brooks, Maxi Sports and wife's Raleigh are staying - the rest is probably going.
That Bill Nickson is built up as a CX bike here
http://i.imgur.com/8V3Hx7I.jpg

I'm just waiting for some gear cables, then I'll decide what I'm doing with it.

With regards to the 'longer distances, I think' you're totally right. My tourer has sat there for 2 years waiting for when I can convince some others to come on a tour with me, but it's never happened. I'm a teacher so have 6/7 weeks off for summer but bike packing might indeed be the way forward.

So up for sale or coming up for sale very soon:
Raleigh Randonneur, 600 running gear, LX/XT wheels (56cm)
Graham Weigh 853 track F & F (54cm)
Graham Weigh 853 road F & F (52cm)
Bob Jackson 700C lo pro - bent, and with a stuck seatpost
Bill Nickson 531c CX - possibly full bike
'Herne Hill' road/fixie conversion frame 56cm

And for free:
Peugeot Carbolite frame and forks
Full chinese beater bike

Fuck me, I can almost see why my wife says I have too many...

Selling bits individually has been almost enjoyable for me recently.
No eBay, just Craigslist. This means local cash sales only - I guess you could do the same with Gumtree.
It's practically enabled me to entirely fund the build of a new frame (Pompino) whilst hanging onto a rare-ish 1999 MTB frameset I've ridden from new.
To me, the frameset is much more special than any of the components | had on it, so I want to keep it in the hope I might build it back up one day.
Plus, I made sure it could be kept in the house in a way that wouldn't displease the missus...

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8510/8415652264_80d443e3fe_o.jpg

I have tried selling parts individually in the past but it just takes forever. I have too many random parts hanging about (brake routing rollers, pump clips, cable guides etc) that are a pain to sell but just too nice to give away for free.

Pick the bike that's the most fun to ride.

Put bigger cassette and tyres.

Go touring.

Pick the bike that's the most fun to ride.

Put bigger cassette and tyres.

Go touring.

Hopefully it's going to be this CX bike - my gear cables just got pushed through my door, so I'm going to go and find out!

like it Edward

Almost done, gonna change bars to some compact drops and install fenders + make front rack.

Just finished my run around town commuter bike. As mentioned before it is an old faggin frame with a 126,5mm rear end ... I forced it up to 130mm to get my old cannondale wheelset in there. The group is a mix of old really old and kind a new shimano parts. Shifters are shimano 600 the group is Ultegra 6500 with a 5500 bb ita and a sora rear derailleur which was cheap as chips in comparison to rocked 6500 ones at flea bay. Someday it might get a flite but right now I am happy with the way it rides.

one of my first steel steeds was one of those, though not as good nick

Good nick would be exaggerated. You can see the marks in the laquer even on this shitty phone pic. In reality it could go as a nearly rat bike. But it was the bike which got me hooked again. Bought it 3 years ago and massacred it into a conversion. At that time I knew nothing about the sport and it was pure luck that the frame size was right o.0 I truly am glad that I didn't swung the hacksaw at it. It is surprisingly heavy though ...

your pic does it too much justice then ) my one was worn and cost 25 euros in a flea market with 600 arabesque

75,- Euros at a local bike shop with full shimano 600 on it. Seems to be fully chromed though. I learned to wrench away on a bike without worrying to break anything expensive which was quite a nice bonus.

nice

Looks really well done, like that

This came on a bike I bought recently, gonna box it up and keep it safe I reckon.
I'm struggling to find a price for a full record pista groupset (there are wheels as well).
It's in remarkably good condition considering its age.

http://i.imgur.com/lGfr5bf.jpg

Nice looking Zeus

it is. except it's not a zeus.

Didn't know Supra made lugs..

I suspect it might have been made by Zeus for someone else

Hard to find I've tried looking before, not impossible

you're getting there!

Slowly but surely... =)

Oh, oh my.

The huge lack of weight must've helped you soar like a bird compared to the old porky Dolan.

Frame isn't that light, but noticed the weight of the wheels straight away, barely any effort to slow down, just did about 5 miles without needing to skid, love it!

Slowly but surely... =)

Whats the full build weight of this?

What make of frame is that?