Talk:Touring bicycle

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[edit] 26" tyre availability

Very nice article, but i think the comment on the availability of 26" tyres is out of date. I think this article could do with expanding, but its difficult on a topic like this to avoid arguments over what constitutes a touring bike! GyatsoLa 23:21, 10 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Rolling Resistance and Wheel Size

"Rolling resistance is hotly debated; theoretically a 26" fat tyre (say 38 mm width) has less rolling resistance than a narrow 700c tire (28 mm width being typical for touring) due to lower casing deformation" -62.249.214.190

This is not supported by the rolling resistance article and contradicted by the bicycle wheel article. Is there a reference for this claim? -AndrewDressel 13:11, 24 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Merge Expedition touring bikes into this article

Expedition touring bikes is very short (just two paragraphs and no pictures), and Touring bicycle is not very long. Is there any compelling reason that Expedition touring bikes should remain a separate article? In Touring bicycle it could have its own heading just as Road tourers, Recumbent tourers, and Tandem tourers do. -AndrewDressel 19:31, 12 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Specifications

Didn't classical touring bikes use racing (drop) handlebars (cmp. e.g. the Dawes Galaxy)? --172.158.38.70 08:33, 15 June 2007 (UTC)