We have just finished six days' touring Brittany ( currently in St Malo awaiting the ferry tomorrow) and have been following "voies vertes" this directly translates as "green lanes" but a better translation would be "eco routes". They are a mixture of quiet roads, old ...

Have you got any more details? Lots of people have toured on lightweight race bikes but there's a lot of factors to consider - Where are you actually going, will it be 100% tarmac? Will there be any alpine scale climbing? How much kit are you willing / happy to leave behind? What bikes is everyone ...

Bearbonesnorm wrote:

The cube would require the purchase of saddlepacks and frame bags etc.

I assume the race bike would too?

The cube is the race bike. The giant already has fittings for a rack an dpanniers which i have from my previous holiday.

Hi everyone, I'm 17 and along with 3 friends hopefully we will be riding a 3 week tour of France next July/August. My question is what bike to use. I currently have a Cube Agree GTC SLC. A carbon race bike as well as a giant revolt 3 which is ALU and built for CX and touring. Last year I toured on t...