Touring Bicycle

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! A touring bicycle is a bicycle designed or modified to handle bicycle touring. To make the bikes sufficiently robust, comfortable and capable of carrying heavy loads, special features may include a long wheelbase (for ride comfort and to avoid pedal-to-luggage conflicts), frame materials that prioritize flexibility over rigidity (for ride comfort), heavy duty wheels (for load capacity), and multiple mounting points (for luggage racks, fenders, and water bottles). Touring bicycle configurations are highly variable and may include road, sport/touring, trail, recumbent, or tandem configurations.... Mehr