Originally Posted by FatCity67
Birdman post a pic of your rig. Ive been going thru the thread off and on and haven't seen one.


Here it was in Ireland three years back, ain't changed since then.

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An '89 Schwinn Voyageur steel-frame touring bike, everything switched out except the frame, front and rear deraillieurs and the downtube friction shifters.

'Nother pic, NY State in 2014....

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I don't believe its possible to have a TOO low gear, 44,32,22 chainrings in front, 12-36 cassette in back.

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Prior to this last trip I switched the worn out (aluminum tubes get abraded over time) front and rear racks with the equivalent Tubus racks, a minor detail. And ever since Coach Popovitch started trashing President Trump I had to ditch the Spurs coozie.

If I were looking to replace this bike I'd look no further than a Surly Long Haul Trucker, 26" wheels, maybe disk brakes.

https://surlybikes.com/bikes/long_haul_trucker

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