New bike!

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After a fantastic ride across Europe last month on my 12 year old bike I had 1100 miles to think about exactly what I want out of a bike.

And here she is:

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Steel frame
35mm tyres (will take 40s)
spare spokes on frame
steel racks front and rear

It's much more agile than I imagined and it's fantastic being able to go off road at will.

Really looking forward to loading up and heading off into the middle of nowhere

 

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Yes there's a couple of videos of the Tour d'Afrique featuring the bike. I've noticed on the videos the bike has integrated brifters rather than bar end shifters. The bar end shifters are the only thing I don't like, it's inconvenient having to reach down to change gear. Looking at replacing them with brifters.


Planning a couple of long weekend rides from Bristol up into Wales and then maybe cycling up to Aberdeen when I get more time off.