MTB Cycletech RAW
(details see here)
- steel frame, suspension fork (Magura T8)
- 27.5" wheels (Inferno 31 rims by SUNringle, SmartSam 2.3" tires by Schwalbe)
- gear shifting: Rohloff Speedhub
- Disk brakes BB7 by Avid
- bags by Alpamayo Design
Cycle tours
My bikepacking bike for shorter trips.
MTB Cycletech Papalagi
(details see here)
- steel frame
- 26" wheels (Alesa Sputnik rims CSS coated, Schwalbe Marathon tires)
- Tubus (Cosmo & Nova) racks
- front hub: SON Delux (dynamo), back: XT
- XT gear shift with Gripshift
- V-brakes
- click pedals
Cycle tours
Over 70'000km practically without any noticeable defect. See detailed list here. After 3 years the frame was completely rusted and I didn't take it back home from San Francisco.
MTB Cycletech Papalagi
(details see here)
- steel frame
- 26" wheels (Alesa Sputnik rims, Schwalbe Marathon tires)
- Bruce Gordon racks
- White Industries hubs
- XT gear shift with Gripshift
- V-brakes
- click pedals
Cycle tours
Over 60'000km with hardly any defect to mention. Details see here. The frame is still ok, but for a new, long trip I did not want to use it again, so it became my everyday bike.
MTB Cycletech Papalagi
- steel frame
- 26" wheels (Alesa Sputnik rims, Schwalbe Marathon tires)
- Bruce Gordon racks
- White Industries hubs
- XT gear shift with Gripshift
- V-brakes
- click pedals
Cycle tours
Kailash! ...a pilgrimage (23'000km)
Despite lots of very difficult roads almost no problems at all. While it was lying next to the road in Tibet a truck drove over it. I managed to repair it althouth the damage was massive (bent frame, crushed rim, broken rack...) and complete the tour. From Hongkong I did not take it home anymore.
MTB Cycletech Papalagi
- steel frame
- suspended stem
- 26" wheels (Mavic rims, Avocet Cross Invert tires)
- Berthoud racks, later Bruce Gordon
- XT and Hügi hubs XT thumb gear shifter
- V-brake & U-brake
- click pedals
Cycle tours
Two defect rear hubs (freewheel), a broken rim and a broken lowrider where the main defects I had with this bicycle. After the last tour it became my every-day-bike for a long time.
Wheeler 6000
- steel frame
- 28" wheels (Mavic rims with Avocet Cross Invert tires)
- Blackburn racks
- DX gear shift (Rapidfire)
- DX hubs
- Cantilever brakes
Cycle tours
This bike later became my every-day-bike until it got stolen. There were no big problems but I did not travel lots of kms with this bike anyway.
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A look into the archive: all my old touring bikes.
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