If you are planning a cycling holiday that involves camping, forget about anything other than a proper tourer.
For light touring (B&Bs etc) then an Audax bike is OK, but you won't want more than 10kg of stuff.
You can build really brilliant tourers from early 1990s steel MTBs - my favorite bike is a 1990 Marin Palisades with drop bars. It's fast enough, and still rock steady with a big load. With some lightish bits it's 24.5lb with mudguards and a rack. Top-end MTB frames can be a bit lightweight and flexy so a midrange frame is really best suited - a Specialized Rockhopper would be another good pick. Konas tend to be a bit long in the top tube to take drop bars comfortably.
For light touring (B&Bs etc) then an Audax bike is OK, but you won't want more than 10kg of stuff.
You can build really brilliant tourers from early 1990s steel MTBs - my favorite bike is a 1990 Marin Palisades with drop bars. It's fast enough, and still rock steady with a big load. With some lightish bits it's 24.5lb with mudguards and a rack. Top-end MTB frames can be a bit lightweight and flexy so a midrange frame is really best suited - a Specialized Rockhopper would be another good pick. Konas tend to be a bit long in the top tube to take drop bars comfortably.
