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TET Touring

Touring on Boat.jpgIf road bikes were my first love, then touring bikes were my second. A fully loaded, decked out touring bike, brings to mind long quiet rides over roads never traveled before. Rides where the trip is far more important than the finish. Anyway, the touring geometry is long, low, laid back, easy handling and forgiving.

Tubing selection comes in two flavors; Standard touring and expedition.

Standard-Tube diameters and wall thickness for fully loaded (self contained) road and trail touring.

Expedition-As beefy, reliable , and highest load capacity as I can make using quality butted tubing.

Please note that because these frames are for loaded touring they will ride firmly when not loaded. If you like the forgiving ride of the touring geometry but don't need the weight of tubing for loaded touring see the TET SportRd

Construction

  • TIG welded, oversized steel or aluminum
  • heavy duty head tube
  • Breeze-In Drop outs w/ eye
  • 1.5" od cromoly 68 mm bb shell
  • Brazed on 6mm seat binder
  • Seat stays attached semi wrap around style (sets the seat stays wider for clearance & better rack mounting)
  • 130mm rear spacing
  • canti/v-brake
  • 1" or 1 1/8" headset
  • 700cx32/35,700cx45, 650(rd 26),  mtb 26x1/1.25 or mtb 26x2.2
  • Built to fit the fork of your choice or we will build a custom fork for you

Standard braze ons

  • 3 water bottles
  • split cable stops on top tube 7 o'clock
  • Down tube lever bosses or STI stops
  • pump peg
  • chainrest
  • split cable stop under chainstay
  • rack mounts
  • drop out eyes
  • cantilever brake arch (if you're using v-brakes the arch makes a nice tied down loop)
  • fender mounts in bridges

Suggested tubing

  • Reynolds 853/725/525
  • Columbus EL/Cyber/Thron
  • EastonElite(mtb)
  • Tange Prestige

Options

  • front derailleur mount
  • a fourth bottle if it will fit
  • double eyelets
  • low rider through bolt fitting on TET forks
  • caliper brakes instead of canti/v (will limit tire size and fender clearance), 135 spacing
  • Sloping top tube(requires mtb seat post)-better standover & stiffer

Price see pricing page.

Contact T.E.T. Cycles for your Touring frame.
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