Show your classic sports touring bicycle
03-30-16, 11:03 AM
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03-30-16, 11:24 AM
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Be patient and you'll find this bike or something close. I picked up a 1984 Trek 610 frame last year which I rebuilt and I picked up a 1978 Trek TX 900 this spring which needs some serious work. I built the 610 with a triple as a long distance machine; I'll build the 900 along the lines of the '83 640 with campy stuff. Both are great bikes.
03-30-16, 03:24 PM
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The test ride more than met my already high expectations, I might add, even with the old crappy tires.
03-30-16, 04:24 PM
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That looks great, [MENTION=173992]non-fixie[/MENTION]. It looks like one of those models you would choose if you had to choose only one bike. Good for spirited rides and also for touring and commuting and hauling.
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03-30-16, 05:13 PM
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Saw I still owed you an answer on this one. I haven't yet found the daylight for a decent pic, but this is it, during the first test ride. Still room for a small fist, I'd say.
The test ride more than met my already high expectations, I might add, even with the old crappy tires.
The test ride more than met my already high expectations, I might add, even with the old crappy tires.
My Reason for the seatpost inquiry was the mistaken idea that French fit meant the SP was literally down the chute leaving the saddle riding the top bar.
good to see otherwise. Hope you eventually find daylight and throw us some more shots of that tourer!
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03-31-16, 06:26 PM
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Previous iteration of my Trek 630. Currently sporting drops and seeing less nature.
03-31-16, 06:59 PM
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It's an even better rider. I'm looking for a good chromoly front rack for Hub level panniers as it already has the mid fork mounts. Open to recommendations. Thanks
04-01-16, 04:41 AM
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Actually, Tubus has a few options on their site that look nice.
I just ordered one for my Hollands. Should work great with my Madden bags.
Edit: Check them out at thetouringstore.com. Free shipping if I remember correctly.
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04-04-16, 11:30 AM
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Hot out of the shop (well, actually it's 26deg out here). This is a '76 Fuji "The Finest". Their first year for an extended fork/stays to jump over to the sport touring class. This little baby is light, even with the ultra heavy wirebead Bontrager B 25s in weighs in at 22.5lbs. This is my loaner bike for friends that visit and need a bike to ride with me.
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04-08-16, 11:24 AM
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motobecane's best sport tourer model was their grand record. this one is from '76 or so.
this one's a 700c conversion with modern tektro dual-pivots (with a longer caliper in the rear).
in addition to the geometry, clearance and eyelets common to sport tourers, this grand record also has a beefier rear triangle, facilitating stability when loaded down with touring gear, or in my case, with box wine, a gallon of milk and rest of the week's groceries.
this one's a 700c conversion with modern tektro dual-pivots (with a longer caliper in the rear).
in addition to the geometry, clearance and eyelets common to sport tourers, this grand record also has a beefier rear triangle, facilitating stability when loaded down with touring gear, or in my case, with box wine, a gallon of milk and rest of the week's groceries.
04-09-16, 09:13 AM
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Anyone seen a Fuji Segras before? This is a nice cheap sport touring candidate for sale.
Fuji Segras Commuter Road Bike
https://www.classicfuji.com/1987_16_Sagres_Page.htm
Fuji Segras Commuter Road Bike
https://www.classicfuji.com/1987_16_Sagres_Page.htm
04-09-16, 10:50 AM
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The new term for "Sport Tourer" is "Endurance Bike", and all the bike companies make them. They even conform to Bikemig's rules. They sell more of them than all of their racing and touring bikes combined. Why? They are less expensive and fulfill most riders needs.
It was the same way back in the day, most of all of the road bikes made were Sport Tourers. They don't get as much attention because they weren't as unique and expensive. They are our daily riders. They do everything well. We are more apt to customize them to our riding needs, mix and match if you will.
Thanks to Bikemig for starting this thread, Sports Tourers are the bread and butter of C&V bikes.
It was the same way back in the day, most of all of the road bikes made were Sport Tourers. They don't get as much attention because they weren't as unique and expensive. They are our daily riders. They do everything well. We are more apt to customize them to our riding needs, mix and match if you will.
Thanks to Bikemig for starting this thread, Sports Tourers are the bread and butter of C&V bikes.
04-09-16, 02:30 PM
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My 1987 Marinoni SLX Sports Tourer (that's what Simonne Marinoni called it when I asked about the serial number). This bike always makes me want to ride farther. Love that Gilles Berthoud Aravis saddle on the VO Long Setback seat post. It has Compass 28mm tires most of the time, but can fit 32mm when I want to slow the steering a bit (when I do any actual credit card touring). There are clever fender mounts inside the steerer tube and under the rear brake bridge, but fenders would reduce the maximum tire size to 26mm.
And besides, I have this 1979 Miyata 912 (bought new, extensively updated, never repainted) with fenders over similar 28mm tires. Yes, it has the same Sachs 8-spd Ergo/Ritchey triple setup as the Marinoni. Surprisingly, that tilt with the Lepper saddle works, although I am considering a Rivet Independence for this bike to get more saddle setback on a 26.8mm seat post with less tilt. I have two sizes of bags that clip onto the fittings on the seat posts; the larger and more heavily loaded rests on the rack, where those little bungee cords keep it from bouncing.
Here's my wife's new Independent Fabrication Gravel Royale (replaced her lovely custom Erickson that no longer fit and has a crack in the frame), supporting NormanF's assertion about where these bikes can be found now. The chain stays are just as long as the Marinoni's, but look shorter because of the 32mm tires and slack seat tube angle. She uses a different brand of bag that also clips to her seat post fitting. BTW, all the racks on these bikes are Tubus stainless - Fly on my bikes, an older Luna on my wife's - that can attach to either a seat stay fitting or brake bolt, as on the Miyata.
And besides, I have this 1979 Miyata 912 (bought new, extensively updated, never repainted) with fenders over similar 28mm tires. Yes, it has the same Sachs 8-spd Ergo/Ritchey triple setup as the Marinoni. Surprisingly, that tilt with the Lepper saddle works, although I am considering a Rivet Independence for this bike to get more saddle setback on a 26.8mm seat post with less tilt. I have two sizes of bags that clip onto the fittings on the seat posts; the larger and more heavily loaded rests on the rack, where those little bungee cords keep it from bouncing.
Here's my wife's new Independent Fabrication Gravel Royale (replaced her lovely custom Erickson that no longer fit and has a crack in the frame), supporting NormanF's assertion about where these bikes can be found now. The chain stays are just as long as the Marinoni's, but look shorter because of the 32mm tires and slack seat tube angle. She uses a different brand of bag that also clips to her seat post fitting. BTW, all the racks on these bikes are Tubus stainless - Fly on my bikes, an older Luna on my wife's - that can attach to either a seat stay fitting or brake bolt, as on the Miyata.
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04-10-16, 01:55 AM
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I think these qualify, if not a bit loosely 
and my wifes
and my wifes
04-10-16, 05:14 AM
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04-10-16, 05:38 AM
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They'll never win a pro circuit race or take you on loaded expeditions for thousands of miles - but as practical, every day transportation, the classic sports tourer steals your heart for how it makes living easier and brings places you'd have walk to within a ride's reach of home.
