Bike Stuff

 Well, isn't that quite a name. "Waterford Adventure Cycle"  It was named back in the day when the meaning was somewhat different than today. It is a touring bike. So adveturing by travel. Not a gravel or bikepacking adventure.  But conveniently, this is exactly what I was looking for. Why a touring bike The question you may be asking is "why do you want a touring bike?"  Not unreasonable. I just did a tour from Salzburg to Udine on my gravel bike and that worked fine. So, clearly it is possible. But that was 'credit card touring' not carrying sleep systems, shelter, etc. What a touring bike brings to the table is being a bike made specifically for longer days in the saddle, riding as efficiently as can be and carrying up to obscene amounts of cargo. The gravel bike was a bit racier (lower, longer) and was limited to two, smaller panniers or a saddle and frame bag. Fine for clothes, toiletries etc but could not have carried a tent, sleeping bag, cookin...