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Old 02-27-2024, 10:32 PM
jmans jmans is offline
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Originally Posted by roydyates View Post
This is exactly right! A rando bike is really optimized for … randonneuring, i.e. going 400-1200km as fast as possible. If you’re going on a 100-200km Sunday ride on pavement with your friends, you’ll always prefer a true road bike. If you plan to go on a 2+ week tour, you’ll need a true touring/camping bike with tubing stout enough to carry 30+ lbs of gear.
Absolutely.

I possibly didn’t think my initial post out enough. I’m not necessarily looking for a 650b, definitely not looking for a touring rig.

I currently ride a few road bikes and a Mootour which fits 35c w/ out fenders… I guess I could throw on a bar bag and call it a day. Haha
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