Hi Greg, I bought an Eclipse "touring" frame at Peccos in the winter - depending on the parts kit that you want, you may be able to score a bike in this price range. Funny - I use mine for the commute to and from Kanata (about 40km round trip too) - oh, yea - the fork has the "correct" braze-on's.
Cheers Peter T. Greg Goodwin wrote: > > After almost 20 years of abuse, it has come time to replace my touring > bike. > > I am in the market for a new, or slightly used touring bike and would > appreciate any pointers. I am not looking for a mountain bike, a > hybrid, a racing, or a sport touring bike. I've already got each of > those. I'm looking for a full touring bike. A new Marinoni tourismo is > out of my price range for something that will only get about 3-4000 > km/yr, primarily doing a 40km commute out to Kanata and back. I will be > doing fully loaded touring later in the year as well with it, so front > braze-ons and touring angles are a must. Something around the $1000 > price range (for a 5'7" person if you've got something used). > > Has anyone researched touring bikes available in the Ottawa area > lately? Pointers and advice appreciated. > > regards > > ,__o Greg Goodwin > _-\_<, "Life's a Journey, not a Destination" > (*)/'(*) [EMAIL PROTECTED] Ottawa, Ontario, Canada > http://www.magma.ca/~whitey > -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Peter Tregunno, P.Eng. Edge Networks Designer - Alcatel email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] voice: 613 784 5228 "Ride your bike like ya stole it." ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------- For list help, please send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Club Office: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (613) 230-1064 Web/mailing list: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.cyberus.ca/~obcweb Newsletter: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.cyberus.ca/~obcweb/Newsletter ------------------------------------------------- ==^================================================================ This email was sent to: [email protected] EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?aVxiDo.a2i8p1 Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================
