The Classic British Touring Bike

Good dredge-up from November 2008.

Here's mine, it's been bloomin great this winter. Luggage, big tyres, and a mish-mash gear setup that's been pretty reliable.

wheres the flask and blanket?

In my saddle bag, with my cape.

So here's my touring bike. I LOVE THIS BIKE. I get overtaken all the time by commuters on Ridgeback hybrids and MTBers with big calves and football socks but this is the comfiest bike I've ever had. I'm sure I'll switch back to the fixed for the commute soon enough but this is mechanically perfect and such fun to ride.

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very nice sir. and its always nice to see grand touring bikes cruising the streets. id like a touring bike myself what model is yours sirs? much appreciated... any plans of grand tours with such a fitting cycle?

Oooh, great thread. Here's mine again...

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4042/4410291313_2e1a352515_b.jpg

:D

very nice sir. and its always nice to see grand touring bikes cruising the streets. id like a touring bike myself what model is yours sirs? much appreciated... any plans of grand tours with such a fitting cycle?

No idea what the frame is. Bought it raw off Hilary for £45! 531 double butted. Plans for a cruise down the Canal Du Midi next month. And then the Brecons after that - fully loaded. So cool riding with your tent on your rack! I'd defo be up for a forum tour if anyone's interested? Did Penzance to Newquay over a weekend a couple of years back - really up and down over the coast roads and lots of lovely scenery... I really want to get over to France and the Central Massif - would love to ride over Foster's bridge. And I've always wanted to do the Ventoux fully loaded! Slowly slowly wins the race....

[QUOTE=Superprecise;1264422]Oooh, great thread. Here's mine again...

Great bike Josh. No triple though? How come? Is this your everyday bike or best? Upgrades to mine would include a B17 and maybe Blumells... I have trouble accepting that the bike is really just right and I don't need to do any more to it! Time for another project perhaps...

Oooh, great thread. Here's mine again...

:D

Oh Josh my dear boy, are you trying to outdo me?!

essentially, unless you have it set up in fiksie mode you fail.
here's my tourer sans gears racks and panniers

What were you going to put on the rear?

~~ condoms~~ rear i motion disc brake compatible + rack + panniers.

tourer porn? Campy Rally:-

I really like Ian Hibell's bike, it looks solid with it's integrated rack.
http://www.bikebrothers.co.uk/ih_argos_refinished.htm
http://www.bikebrothers.co.uk/ih_argos_02.htm

Its all about the integrated racks for 2011.

Heres another pic of Hibells bike... such an evocative image. A man on an adventure:

http://www.lfgss.com/picture.php?albumid=739&pictureid=7422

Here is a flattering picture of my Mercian (actually the frame has a few scratches, original paint from 1979, so...)

Sadly the gum wall did not remain very long with that colour (all black by now, I used the bike almost every day during the winter...) A good spring clean will be soon necessary!

Loic

Tried to find a picture of my Ernie Clements tourer but I've lost it. Here's George Sportifs Holdsworth Carlton instead:

/\ /\ /\ Brilliant picture!!

Loic

I think you can see the front tyre of my bike just to the left of the largest goat

Good dredge-up from November 2008.

Here's mine, it's been bloomin great this winter. Luggage, big tyres, and a mish-mash gear setup that's been pretty reliable.

Ah , I brought that in 07 at the Glendene Jumble , when my eyes were bigger than my inside leg
Never quite fitted , so I sold it to hugo who sold it to you

You are right, a perfect Winter bike

I now ride a Dalesman with 32mm tyres .
Perfect for the last few months, but my daughter drops me on her Bobbin!

love this thread. superprecise, your mercian is stunning. def english tourer as soon as the pesky path racer's done.

Oh Josh my dear boy, are you trying to outdo me?!

I dunno really, just thought it'd fit this thread well. I'm like an embarrassing proud parent.

Cheers Dooks.

Oh Josh my dear boy, are you trying to outdo me?!

That would be like trying to match Hippy's post count.

Beautiful Mercian from the classifieds thread: