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iron_mike
Mar 13, 17 5:23
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hi all -

i'm considering doing a long bike tour in west africa, and thinking about bike selection. in terms of availability of parts, repairs, durability, etc., here's what i'm thinking:
-steel frame mtb
-26" wheels
-v-brakes
-rigid fork

is anyone building these anymore? i'm a little leery of buying used, because i'd really want the thing to stand up to a beating. alternatively, i suppose i could ride my (steel) cyclocross bike, and then bring along spare spokes/tubes/tyres/etc., but that adds weight and hassle - 26" spares will be much more available.

thoughts?
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bryce_d
Mar 13, 17 5:57
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Surly Troll



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iank
Mar 13, 17 6:09
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Curious why you say 26" spares will be much more available? I've found 700c/29" tubes with Presta valves even at Walmart/Target et al.
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rlhbusl
Mar 13, 17 6:17
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iank wrote:
Curious why you say 26" spares will be much more available? I've found 700c/29" tubes with Presta valves even at Walmart/Target et al.

I could be wrong, but I don't think there are a lot of Walmart/Target, et al. stores in West Africa. Ryan
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iron_mike
Mar 13, 17 6:18
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not a lot of walmarts in Sierra Leone!

the most common bikes on the road here are 26" MTBs, by a long shot.
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iank
Mar 13, 17 6:43
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Oh I'm an idiot. I misread that as "out west" implying western Canada/USA.
With that, I'll bow out, but I'm not surprised that 26" MTBs are most common there. Probably Schrader valves at that?
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bryce_d
Mar 13, 17 6:43
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By the way the complete Troll is sold with disc brakes, but you can buy it just as a frameset. The Troll fork has bosses to mount either cantis, v-brakes, or discs.



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iron_mike
Mar 13, 17 6:45
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ha! yeah. starting to see some disc brakes around, and the odd weird imported hybrid, but mostly it's old-school (chinese) 26" mtbs.
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roubaixman
Mar 13, 17 8:36
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Look up Bruce Gordon Rock and Road bikes. I think that's what you're looking for.
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doug in co
Mar 13, 17 8:49
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at the risk of being obvious, I think you need a buffalo bicycle from Rappstar's connections at Specialized,

https://worldbicyclerelief.org/en/bike/

That bike is what the locals would ride if they could get it, if not they ride horrible Chinese rattletraps that are similar in design.

http://www.bicycleportraits.co.za/...cts/kleinbooi-tonies
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iron_mike
Mar 13, 17 9:09
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doug in co wrote:
at the risk of being obvious, I think you need a buffalo bicycle from Rappstar's connections at Specialized,

https://worldbicyclerelief.org/en/bike/

That bike is what the locals would ride if they could get it, if not they ride horrible Chinese rattletraps that are similar in design.

http://www.bicycleportraits.co.za/...cts/kleinbooi-tonies


erm . . .that's a 54-pound single-speed bike. all respect to WBR (i helped start a Bicycle Empowerment Network shop in namibia, years ago) but that's not the machine i'm riding a 6000km tour on.
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