Re: your worst touring bike

I'm surprised that you said that the Trek 1420 was ill 
suited for touring. I had a Trek 1420 that I used 
extensively for touring, including a trip in Hawaii and 
loved it. Maybe yours was a different vintage, mine was from 
around 1989.

I would say that my worst touring bike was my Raleigh 600 
(circa 1977), which I replaced with Miyata 610 (circa 1982).


Colin

On 2011-02-19 8:25 AM, Kelly Iniguez wrote:
> The first self supported camping trip my husband and I made was back in . .
> . . . 1995? or so. We left the kids with my mother and rode a three day loop
> from her house in Delta, CO.
>
> I had a Trek 1420 with a rear rack. My husband had a Specialized Sirrus with
> a rear rack. Both bikes were ill suited for the purpose - but at least my
> rear wheel held. The rear wheel on the Specialized broke a couple of spokes
> before we limped into Paonia. The bike shop fellow replaced the spokes,
> trued the wheel, and politely told us that was way too much weight on a bike
> built to go fast. But he thought we could make it the 30some miles from
> Paonia to Delta. We did. We had no clue that there were bikes built for the
> job.
>
> The Trek is long gone. That was my last diamond frame bike. I now ride
> recumbents. My husband gave away the Specialized, but was happy to get it
> back when that woman's flirtation with cycling ended. I don't know that he
> will ever ride the bike again, it's heavy by today's standards. But he
> maintains it's the best fitting bike he's ever owned.
>
> On Sat, Feb 19, 2011 at 8:48 AM, Scott Loveless<[email protected]>wrote:
>

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