My present touring bike is a Trek Checkpoint personalized for my good self. And I’ve had many hundreds of satisfying miles on it.
BUT it’s nearing finish of life for multi-day biking. I broke off the rear rack on my final lengthy journey.
Proper now I’m upgrading my different bike ➙ 2015 Ghost Panamao X 3 Bicycle – CAD$725. It’s in nice form proper now now as Brian has been doing the upkeep. BEST concerning the Ghost is entrance suspension like a mountain bike. A relatively cheap gravel trip, it carried me from Vancouver to Calgary in 2020.
IF I used to be to improve, my first alternative is the considerably costlier Precedence 600 sequence with entrance suspension. Extra consolation is the primary factor I’m searching for.
An possibility is digital Pinion Good.Shift know-how, 600% gear vary throughout 12 speeds.
It’s accessible in titanium and aluminum.
The truth is, my guru — Ryan Duzer — switched from a Checkpoint to the Precedence. That’s Ryan within the picture.
One of many designers, some name this bike the Duzer Cruiser. He simply rode it from Canada to Mexico on the Tour Divide.
I believe I’d desire the no upkeep belt drive pinion system. And the practically unbreakable Gates Carbon Drive.
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My second alternative, to date, is one other Trek.
The brand new (costly) Test-OUT.
It’s solely accessible in Carbon and Aluminum.
Once more, the primary cause is entrance suspension. It additionally affords wi-fi digital SRAM AXS shifting, which is a bit tempting.
I had a check trip on the Test-OUT and it does really feel improbable.
I’ve damaged 3 rear racks previously — and far respect the built-in variation invented for the Checkout.
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