Types of Bikes Suited For Long-Distance Travelling
Struggling to find the best bike that suits your training, travels and/or touring? We have compiled a list of the best touring bikes to remove you from doing extensive research on the pros and cons or features of each bike.
Without having some knowledge or getting assistance in a bike shop - it can be difficult to shop for a bike. The reason why it can be hard to shop for a bike is due to the fact that every person has individual needs.
However, overall - these bikes are more familiar among successful touring trips. Here are each of the models, what they do and what they’re best for:
Road bike
We must start with an introduction to our T640 road bike and then our Spectre. These bikes really have it all. Over on our review page, Arran said: “On road the T640 has not lost any of the vibration absorbing properties normally associated with titanium, however on the hills when step up out of the saddle on the pedals the bicycle immediately feels so much more solid and stiffer, especially around the bottom bracket”
Comfort plays a huge role here, as our riders have high expectations for comfort and durability. It’s thanks to its extraordinary design features and materials that the T640D is staggeringly stiff but supremely comfortable. Lighter, stiffer and more compliant than 3AL2.5, this frame has it all and bags more. Designed for a tapered fork which adds incredible, sure-footed, razor-sharp handling. Road, Gravel, Audax, Tour, Cyclo Cross or Commute, this bike has it all!
Moving onto our Spectre bike, we have spent many hours in the saddle considering our perfect setup for the Spectre bikes and we believe the options available meet our riders high demands and ours of course. You can really crush the miles with our all-road Spectre, as with its relaxed race geometry it truly is a sportive and ultra-distance favourite.
Gravel Bike
A gravel bike is perfect if you are travelling long distance on off-road trails from light gravel to the gnarly forest floor the Gradient is a bike which can take it all.