Mikado Cyclotoureur
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Mikado Cyclotoureur
Is this bike worth $270 CAD to do long distance touring.
Bikes comes with all the accessories lol.Cannondale front bag
• Rear aluminum luggage rack
• Bottle holder
• Zefal HP pump
• Bike stand
• Straps for feet
• Reflectors
It has 27 inch wheels, which I think will need to be changed if I do touring on it and has 12 speed and is 22.75 inches. I obviously do not neither accessories. Owner is getting old and bike has mostly in the basement last 20 years except few rides and tune up. I have seen other Mikado Cyclotoureur but with 3x drivetrain. I found another place selling the frame and fork https://recycliste.ca/en/bikes/used/...lotoureur.html for $250. I think I am getting a good deal but not sure if the parts are any good
Bikes comes with all the accessories lol.Cannondale front bag
• Rear aluminum luggage rack
• Bottle holder
• Zefal HP pump
• Bike stand
• Straps for feet
• Reflectors
It has 27 inch wheels, which I think will need to be changed if I do touring on it and has 12 speed and is 22.75 inches. I obviously do not neither accessories. Owner is getting old and bike has mostly in the basement last 20 years except few rides and tune up. I have seen other Mikado Cyclotoureur but with 3x drivetrain. I found another place selling the frame and fork https://recycliste.ca/en/bikes/used/...lotoureur.html for $250. I think I am getting a good deal but not sure if the parts are any good
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I wouldn't be doing grand Touring on this bicycle. The gearing isn't wide enough.
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It looks like the brake pads are all the way down in the slot -- you might have an issue with fitting 700c wheels -- get a measurement on reach and be sure a Tektro long reach will fit before buying. I'd also replace that crankset and bottom bracket with a triple for touring -- or at least replace the crankset with a compact double to get a bit lower gearing. The bike is not bad -- it's a nice sport touring bike -- but not ideal for loaded touring. Once you start adding costs of changing wheels and cranksets you might be better off passing on this and looking for a slighly newr 700c tourer, ideally with cantilever brakes and a triple, plus perhaps braze-ons for a front lowrider rack.
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Also, 27" wheels are fine if you have tires, and there are still a few decent 27" tires available. Another option, if you are dead set on swapping to 700c wheels, is to find some brakes with slightly longer reach. Modern dual-pivot caliper brakes are far superior to Weinmann centre pulls.
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Good eyes! Blowing up the photo shows what appears to mounting holes for a granny chainring. Still, I think the Velo Sport Alpin that I pointed out in the OP's other thread is a better value, even though it's $100 CDN more expensive, It has triple crankset w/granny, cantilever brakes, dual bottle bosses, and comes equipped with front rack, rear rack and fenders. Both use the same frame material and were almost certainly manufactured by the same company.
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Good eyes! Blowing up the photo shows what appears to mounting holes for a granny chainring. Still, I think the Velo Sport Alpin that I pointed out in the OP's other thread is a better value, even though it's $100 CDN more expensive, It has triple crankset w/granny, cantilever brakes, dual bottle bosses, and comes equipped with front rack, rear rack and fenders. Both use the same frame material and were almost certainly manufactured by the same company.
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In addition to what's been mentioned, if you want to turn this into a touring bike you'll probably want wider gears in the back, and that's a short-cage derailluer. So that will need to be changed as well. Frankly this bike doesn't look like a good candidate - too many changes need to be done to turn it into what you want.