The 13 BEST Touring Bikes For 2022!

What about the Fuji tour ?

I am surprised that the Prority 600 didn't make your list. It seems to fit thebuild well with Pinion gearbox, fenders, rack mounts, dynamo hub.

What is 'weigh more than average' ?

Can someone explain the obsession with hunched over riding ?

Covid did not wreck havoc on any supply chain.
It was government's response to covid that did the damage. Bad policy is what was dangerous.

How about REI's house brand, CO-OP Cycles ADV 1.1?

I bought a used on one inbred 18" slot dropout frame off eBay and a rigid fork from on one a few years back, with the intention of building a go anywhere, do anything bike. I had a rohloff / son 28 Andra 40 wheelset built and run a 32/ 44 chainset with a 17 teeth sprocket on 26 x 2 .15" Schwalbe tyres. This setup gives me a gear inch range of 13.6 to 98.5". I have tubus rear and surly front racks and dynamo lights and charger, a suntour parallelogram seatpost, on one Geoff bars, trp cable brakes, hope 180mm discs, mud guards and hebie kickstand. That'll do me.

Thanks for this Excellent review.

Best flat pedals for touring?

Excellent Bike for the road I cycle 10 miles about ...

where can i get this guide???

Dang..l cannot find the handlebars l like, but l saw them on this video at 5.04 to 5.16...a girl cyclist on a surly bike..those are the very bars l am looking for..can you tell me the name of them or where l might git em..
Many thanks
Ricky

Can you tell me the name of thd surly bike at the beginning of this video..l am very interested in the handlebars of thd green model shon

So frustrating. All the dedicated touring bikes with flat bars are European bikes that are expensive or impossible to buy in the United States. My only option ends up being to alter a drop bar bike. I really wish I could buy the bike I actually want, rather than having to build it.

Excelle3nt and very informative video!!! Thanks!!!

You do very helpful & interesting videos ,thank you , I've watched your report on bike weight I have a Thorn Nomad & a Surly Ogre ,I like them both except when it comes to lifting them over gates & fences ,I've had back problems in the past ,So now I'm considering a Titanium frame ,The Sonder Broken road with pinion is the main contender minus the suspension fork .Do you think this is a wise choice ?

So I have a Titus silk road with the same 3-bolt seatstay rack mounts as the Riverside Touring bike featured at 7minutes in this video sold by decathlon. I can’t find these racks sold anywhere. Help?

I read somewhere that your dream bike would have a Thorn Nomad frame ? what would the other components be ?

Dude thanks for making this video! I watched it a month ago and learned of the Masi, and after careful consideration bought it. I was hesitant about the lack of information online. I just got it yesterday and took it for a 26 mile test ride today and it is frickin awesome. The price is actually amazing when looking at the components. The tubus racks are another amazing touch. I also love the bar end shifters-- also the bike is just flat out beautiful with a lot of small Masi details that stick to their tradition.

Brilliant video, thank you!

What about the VSF bikes? What do you think of the Kona Sutra bikes?

No mention of Surly LHT.

The Giramonda is now specced with all microshift stuff, nothing Shimano. What do you think of the Fuji Touring Disc?

I need to do a bike tour before I turn 35 years old.

how to get used touring cycle

Cabo Polonio Uruguay 🤝🙌🙌

Really nice guidance!
My current touring bike is my normal street bike, it is pretty normal. So I have to think around the edge for the stuff that i carry with me, surprisingly I've been now travelling now for over 4000km with it and it has never failed me once on a tour. Dispite on day where crashed into an tree and bend my front wheel, but even then it carried me about 250 km further to the next cycle shop. But I'm looking forward to buy a new "real" touring bike, because I love this hobby and I'm really passionate about bicycles haha.
Thanks!

get the smallest chainring available in the front and the largest cog gear in the rear... you instantly have the lowest gear possible !

With many things there's NO best. With most things today there's a LOT of bests.

Hello there and thank you for this prety useful and good video. One model I will suggest, it is Cube Nature EXC. Well I personally have one and it's 2019. model, but until today they didn't chaged a lot, only minor things. Bike is categozed as fitness bike or trekking bike, but is is very versatile. It comes from factory with 28" tires 44mm wide, the frame can accept tires up to 2,25". Can take rack mounts and kickstand and comes with shimano drivetrain with 30 speeds and 63mm coil fork. I converted mine drastically, so it can take steep hills and I put wider tires. Currenty it's 1x11 34t oval AB and 11-51 cassette in the back, tires are 2.1" tubeless set up, new hubs and DT enduro rims, so it can literally go anywhere I want. For is also replaced with RS Reba RL 100mm, I also upgraded brakes to 180mm rotors and whole braking system to M8000-M8100 combo. I have done 3000-4000 Km with it and for myself it is really really great bike.

Haven’t heard of most these bikes 😂.. it’s difficult to get bikes in India and to get the ones named here,would take ages. Wish we had access to these bikes in India 😢

Bullseye!

A trekking bike with a spring fork or a bike with a 24” low gear would be just about the worst possible choice regardless of the low price.

Any American brands closely matching Koga or Tout Terrain? Rohloff, steering lock, internal routing dynamo, etc.

As always your videos are really well done. I bought a Cube travel 3 or 4 years ago and really love it. I just wish cube would add a few more braze- ons for a lower water mount and maybe a few more on the fork. It is really a hell of a value. I also have a Focus that I bought first that is a great bike. It will only handle a 38 mm tire and also is lacking frame mounts.

My tours that I have done stand now at around 50 000km...and I am not done yet.I never used a Touring Bike.I use trailers...So far i never had a problem with any of the bikes I used...never broke a single spoke...why trailers??? I feel more orginised with trailers and I dont need a $7 000 touring bike...rather spend the money on my next tour.Yes I go off road as well.

Nothing mentioned about 'Azor" dutch swede bike ?

Ever heard about Heinz Stucke....he is officially the most traveled person on a bicycle and still going strong on an ordinary bicycle...

Thorn Nomad

Thankyou Alee. When I can, I’ll be getting your book bundle (touring and bikepacking bikes). I’ve said before that I’m a noob, but I’m heading into nerd country, fast 🤭 With your extensive experience and knowledge, I can take my time choosing the right bike for me and learn loads on the way 🫶🏻

Thanks for the update: What are your thoughts about the priority 600 with a pinion gear box? I really like the low maintenance of this bike. I value your opinion as I am thinking of purchasing this bike for a long distance tour next summer. cheers

Why do this video when you cant find any of these in a shop to even look at much less buy !

oh, i was looking at surly long haul trucker, but i guess it is not good/value-for money enough for you? thanks

the riverside touring 900 really caught my eye, but it seems to impossible to buy now.

Thanks for the awesome content Alee! Your buyers guide and tech content were super helpful for buying my first touring bike, and the travel docos are fantastic.

Just a note for anyone that does go for the Cube Travel, and wants to improve the climbing gear with a 36 tooth casette. You may also need to swap out the crank or get an abnormally long chain to cope with the 48 tooth ring up front and the 36 toother out back. Happily this just means you improve the climbing gear even more to 16.7 gear inches, but something to factor in when buying.

Also the standard rack isn't great for Ortlieb panniers as the hooks have few places where they can fit nicely. Ideally it needs more straight bits of rail without joins and welds in the way. In time I think I'll upgrade to a Tubus rear rack but for now,I'm loving the bike and can't wait to take it out on my next tour. Cheers!

Iam 5' 4" will this bike be to big?

Tourers cover a wide range of types, depending on the load, road surface and terrain. Also, do you want your bike to do more than one thing, maybe touring self sufficiently with all food, clothing, tent, little stove but also using it for fast training? Mine is in the fast touring category, Reynolds 531 with 700 x 28 or 32 mm tyres and 28 inch to 96 inch derailleur. Campagnolo groupset. For example, several times when crossing countries I've taken part in bike races. Bike tourers are always welcome because you are non-threatening and can speak to people. I have often been invited home or fed. In Australia a woman had broken down and left me to look after her daughter when she went to get help. People trust you whereas they would not trust a male car driver. You can smell the country air, see wild animals, drink water from the stream and get extraordinarily fit. Viva la bike!

Nice video 👍. Where is the landscape behind you? It looks like the Andes in Ecuador...