…what bike is best for a Pannier Adventure, we hear you say?
Something like these. Call them adventure bikes, call them all-road bikes, call them cyclo-cross bikes, call them gravel bikes, call them do-whatever-you-want-apart-from-gnarly-off-road bikes. Essentially, they have wider tyres, can fit bags, cages and racks, and sport a comfy, practical geometry for touring…
Frame: Surly 4130 CroMoly
Fork: Surly 4130 CroMoly
Groupset: Shimano CX/Tiagra – 36/46, 11-32t (could do with more on the back!)
Levels & Shifters: Shimano Tiagra
Brakes: Avid BB7 (Mech Disc)
Tyres: Surly Knard 700c x 41
Bars: Salsa Cowchippers
Saddle: Brooks Cambium C17 All-Weather
Front Rack: Tubus Tara
Front Panniers: Ortlieb Sportpacker-Plus
Seat-Pack: Revelate Designs Viscacha
Handlebar-Packs: Revelate Designs Sweetroll & Egress Pocket
Frame-Pack: Revelate Designs Tangle
Top-Tube-Packs: Revelate Designs Mag Tank
Frame: Custom Columbus Spirit Steel
Fork: TRP All-Road Thru-Axle Carbon
Groupset: SRAM Rival 1x – 46, 11-32t
Levels & Shifters: SRAM Rival
Brakes: TRP Spyre (Mech Disc)
Tyres: Hutchinson Verde 700c x 35
Bars: –
Saddle: Brooks Cambium C13 Carbon
Seat-Pack: Revelate Designs Viscacha
Handlebar-Packs: Revelate Designs Sweetroll & Pocket
Frame-Pack: Revelate Designs Tangle
Top-Tube-Packs: –
Frame: Reynolds 853
Fork: Lauf Grit Fork
Groupset: Shimano XT 1x – 36, 11-42t
Levels & Shifters: Shimano XT
Brakes: TRP Spyre (Mech Disc)
Tyres: Panaracer Gravelkings 700c x 43
Bars: Simworks w/ Ergon Grips
Saddle: Brooks B17
Seat-Pack: Apidura
Handlebar-Packs: Apidura
Frame-Pack: Apidura
Top-Tube-Packs: –
Frame: Fairlight/Reynolds 631 Steel
Fork: Fairlight 4130 Steel
Groupset: Shimano CX/Tiagra – 34/50, 11-34t
Levels & Shifters: Shimano Tiagra
Brakes: TRP Spyre (Mech Disc)
Tyres: Panaracer Gravelking 700c x 43
Bars: FSA Vero Compact
Saddle: Brooks Cambium C17 Cambium
Front Rack: Specialized Pizza
Rack Bag: Inside Line Rack Bag
Seat-Pack: Revelate Designs Viscacha
Handlebar-Packs: –
Frame-Pack: Revelate Designs Tangle
Top-Tube-Packs: Revelate Designs Gas Tank
PHOTOS
Chris McClean
ILLUSTRATION
Ben Spurrier