The Bike is Important - The Technical Part of the Tour

Below are the bikes we will be riding for our "Turn it Around Tour".  Bikes can help especially when you are on them for 6-10 hours a day.  However, while the bike is important the rider (and maybe the seat) is more important.  Also, our ability to keep our bikes tuned and repair them as needed will help at every stage.  I (Murray) have been struggling a bit to find the "perfect" seat.  I have not yet found the one I am sure will do the job.  I am testing a "split rail" seat at the moment and I still have to give it a little more time to decide if this is where I will settle.  The right side of my bum has not adjusted to this seat well.  If you have some ideas that you know work please let me know.

So to start on the "Technical Side" here are the bikes we will ride.  If you have any questions fire away.

Stan

Bike - Lemond Reno 59 cm 2008

Frame - aluminum with carbon fork and seat post

Shifters-  Shimano Tiagra Flight Deck

Rear Derailleur - Shimano 105

Wheels - Alexrims AT450 double wall

Tires- Bontrager sport 700x23

Gearing - 3 sprocket (30,42,52) to 9 sprocket (12 to 25)

Warren

Bike- Cannondale Synapse (2011)

Frame – Carbon Fibre

Components- all Ultegra

Frame size – 56 cm

Wheels- DT Swiss

Tires- Not sure but will check and let you know

Wayne

Bike - Devinci CX    (2009)

Frame - Carbon Monocoque 54 cm

Shifters/brake handles – Shimano 105 Flight Deck

Rear Derailleur – Shimano Ultegra

Brakes – Shimano 105

Wheels – Shimano WH-R560 and/or Mavic AKSIUM

Tires – Vredestein Ricorso MK2 and/or Vittoria Zaffiro and/or Bontrager RXL

Murray

Bike - Specialized Roubaix Expert (2011) 

Frame - Carbon Fibre - 54 cm

Components - All ultegra compents

Rear Derailleur  - changed to an XT mountain bike derailleur to get 1 to 1 ration on low gear

Wheels - Ksyrium - upgraded from the normal wheels on this model

Tires - Specialized endurance armadillo

Murray