I feel these old hybrids make much better touring/gravel bikes. I built up a Miyata Triplecross a few years ago and really liked it, but then I bought a Miyata 1000 and they essentially did the same thing and the touring bike could take gravel tires as well and handle a load better.And not a 26", but a 730 Multitrack I "tourified" to cycle with the family from Germany to Spain this summer. In this picture without the 6 panniers and the 6 y-o kid that usually does not feel like helping with the pedaling at all. And below the full convoy after a snack break outside a supermarket in Les Landes...
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