Can the hybrid bicycle go on tour?
A hybrid is not designed for touring. A touring road bike is. Hybrids are designed, built & intended for trips of 15 to maybe 20 miles - tops. A touring road bike is designed & built to handle the extra weight of supplies the rider may need/want to take along. A touring road bike gives the rider a variety oh hand positions. The hybrid has one hand position - resulting in cramped fingers & hands. With a longer wheel base than a traditional road bike - the touring road bike almost seems to glide across most roads. Almost as if the bike has suspension - but with no suspension. Some touring road bikes come factory equipped with a rear rack & fenders - a great help when touring. They also make for great city commuters. What makes me so sure? See link below. My "go to" bicycle for almost any situation.
Need some recommendation on decent touring bicycles?
Everyone has their own preferences when it comes to bicycles & many other things in life. My best advice (as usual) TRY B4 you BUY - an extensive test ride before the purchase. Ask 100 cyclists on this subject & you may get 99 different answers. All I can tell you from my own experiences - Raleigh Sojourn. The real leather Brooks saddle, the leather wrapped handlebar, the disc brakes, the Shimano Tiagra front derailleur & Shimano Deore rear derailleur all add up to one smoooooth riding & dependable touring road bike. Mine is a 2011 model. If I hadn't bought that one, my second choice probably would have been a Jamis Aurora Elite.
Try googling "Chayan Mondal cycling". This guy did it on a Hercules Top Gear cycle: Chayan Mondal's bicycle tour with a purpose - The Times of India. There was another guy (whose name I forget, but starts with "Shiv") I met who has cycled to every district in India on a Hero Jet cycle! However, if you can afford a better cycle you should certainly buy it. You can consider Trek4300 . It costs close to 36k/-. Its wheel has double rim and being from Trek, you can expect it to be of a fine standard.Otherwise Trek3700 (which is what I own btw) is around 26k/- is also a good option.Rough travel plans? IMO you can consider cycling from Leh to Kanyakumari. Lot of planning is required to keep in mind what season it is in different parts of the journey. The distance from Leh to Kanyakumari is about 4000km. This means over a period of 90 days it is an average of 45 km per day. This is do-able. Amount of money you need to carry for a 2-3month cycling expedition depends largely on where you eat and stay. If you are planning to carry and pitch a tent for accommodation and eat road side food, i think you can manage with less than 200/- per day. 200*90 days = 18,000/- . Also if your journey does not end in Delhi then you have to get your cycle back by train. This will cost about 500/-.Free advice: Plan, plan and plan! If you are indeed serious about doing this, it requires a lot of preparation. Both research wise and fitness wise. Also, do it only if you really like cycling. Otherwise it will be a painful journey! If you do start, please do me a favour by posting on quora what your plan is, which cycle, etc., I would love to read it. Good luck.
Which is the best cycle for long touring ?Kona Sutra:If you happen to visit their official website, the description will blow your mind. The Kona is everything from gorgeous, stylish and versatile. The bikes come with Chromoly steel frame is outfitted by a Brooks saddle, cork bar tape, BarCon shifters, a Shimano Deore 3×9 drivetrain to give you maximum gearing, and smooth-rolling 700c WTB wheels.Who is this bike for?Looking to look stylish and go on big adventures? What more could you want?More Touring bikes in India >>> Check it!More Touring bikes in India >>> Check it!Trek 520:About the bike:As we know, Trek is known to make one of the best bikes in the world. And that’s what they did when they created the Trek 520 a few decades ago. The Trek 520 is a thin steel framed bike and comes with an allow disc touring fork and all wether disc brakes. It has a wide range of 27-speed drivetrain that’s great for hauling a heavy load up hills.But that’s not it, the bike comes with Bontrager Tubeless Ready wheels with puncture-resistant tyres, Shimano Sora brake/shift leversWho is this bike for?If you are one of those who likes riding his/her bike on dirt tracks, roads, gravel, woods and still be comfortable, this bike is for you!More Touring bikes in India >>> Check it!More Touring bikes in India >>> Check it!Fuji touring bike:If you are looking for an affordable and a light touring bicycle, the Fuji Touring Bike is what you should be looking at. It’s durable, lightweight and comes with ultra-wide 3×9 or 3×10 gearing ranges allow riders to tackle both climbs and flats with ease.Besides, the rims have 36-holes that offer extra stability.Who is this bike for?If you are on a budget and are looking for a lightweight, durable touring bike, the fuji tourer is ideal.More Touring bikes in India >>> Check it!Do Upvote if you like this answer!
Advice for new touring/commuting bike?
popularity is till now proving as terrific bike on Indian roads, yet you need to commute an prolonged distance popular. So Unicorn might wholesome. yet once you're demanding approximately your height you may attempt "Honda Shine" which has comparable good factors of Honda Unicorn, even although that's going to wholesome your height. one among my chum is a short guy. yet he's delicate with Honda Shine.
If money were no object and it were buyable, I would buy something of historical significance, like Eddy Merckx's world hour record bike. It was specially built for Merckx by the legendary Ernesto Colnago for the world record attempt in Mexico City in 1972. Colnago said that:“…in those days, the tubing was 6/10 to 4/10 wall thickness. A guy like Merckx, who weighed 72kg., 1m85cm high with incredible power, well, to build a superlight bicycle for someone like that took a lot of courage. I lightened everything; the cranks, drilled out the chain, because we wanted the lightest material and well, you couldn’t buy a Regina Extra chain with holes drilled in it! So the bike ended up weighing just over 5.5kg.”(Material referenced is from Eddy Merckx's Hour Record (video) - Cycling Passion)OK, that's not I bike I would ride to the local Starbucks for a cup of coffee, not even for a nice loop around the neighborhood. It's a museum bike.I might buy one of the bikes described in What is the most beautiful bicycle ever made? Not coincidentally, Colnago is well represented there, as is Cinelli, and other classic, heart throbbing bikes. Those bikes are eminently rideable today.For a modern road bike, I have to say bikes have gotten so good that there are many many excellent bikes that, while not cheap by any means, are not "money no object bikes" either and fully in the reach of avid cyclists. These are bikes like the Specialized S-Works Tarmac, Cervelo R5 and S5, Trek Madone 7, Colnago C60, etc. Go on a club ride and you'll see these bikes very well represented; the Specialized SL4 and latest Tarmac was especially popular in our local clubs. Well equipped with Shimano, SRAM, or Campagnolo components and you really have a modern superbike at a decent price.If you want to go all out, you can get a custom carbon bike, such as a Parlee Z0, Crumpton, Alchemy, Guru, or one of the other small specialized builders.Another place to look at drool worthy bikes is at the NAHBS - The North American Handmade Bike Show. NAHBS | North American Handmade Bicycle Show NAHBS | North American Handmade Bicycle Show | #NAHBS . The beauty of the bikes there is stunning, and I'm sure you would find many that would be your dream bike.
I need an inexpensive touring bike?
How far are you going? If you will only be out a few days, you do not need a touring bike. Just adapt whatever bikes you have in your garage. Touring bikes are really only needed if you are going a long way, such as across the country. Expedition style touring bikes are much cheaper and more versatile than road style touring bikes. Very few manufacturers produce expedition touring bikes, but if you don't mind doing the conversion yourself, you can have a great, long distance touring bike for super cheap. To construct an expedition touring bike: 1) Get an 15-20 year old Chro-Moly Mountain bike with NO suspension and a long wheel base. Since MTBers avoid mountian bikes with no suspension, these bikes can be gotten very very cheap off craigslist/yard sales/thrift stores. Avoid a front suspension since it can interfere with front racks. Avoid rusty bikes and anything from Target/Walmart. 2) Overhaul and repair the bike. Replace the chain/tires/cables/paint as needed to make the bike rideable again. Put slick tires on instead of knobbies and bar end hand holds. If you do this yourself, it's cheap, but LBS may charge a lot. Think of this as an opportunity to learn lots of bike maintenance. 3) Attach front and rear racks, panniers, load up and go. Also, since expedition touring bikes are originally MTB's, they can go off-road while those $1000+ touring bikes are stuck on the pavement.
If you are riding 500km in one or two days, consider a randonneuring bicycle (a 'randonneuse'). These have some characteristics of more racing-oriented road bicycles, but in other ways are closer to touring bicycles, including wider tires and lower gearing. Some but not all use the 650b wheel size, which permits very wide tires. They often have metal fenders. They are not designed for heavy luggage like a touring bicycle, but they typically have at least a front bag for food and other handy supplies; some people put everything they need in the front bag, and some split the load between the front bag and something in back, typically either a saddle bag or a trunk bag. They are slower than a racing bicycle but faster than a touring bicycle. While randonneuring bicycles are not (yet) mass-produced by the large bicycle companies, there are many small companies and individual builders who specialize in them. For examples, see http://www.renehersebicycles.com...
According to the criteria stated by you, I don't think any of the bikes you mentioned would be perfect for you.The Classic 350 might give you comfort and mileage, but won't give you enough acceleration that you might want.The Pulsar 220 and AS200 might be comfortable and fast. Especially the AS200, as it has an upright seating posture. I don't know about the mileage part but I think they would give you respectable mileage. The R15 will definitely be faster. But it is not much comfortable owing to its supersport ergonomics. The fuel economy is not that bad either.Some other choices to consider would be:KTM 200 Duke- very fast, upright seating position, decent fuel economy (25-30kmpl)Royal Enfield Thunderbird 350- cruiser, very comfy, not very fast though.Yamaha FZ v2.0- ok fast, upright seating position, good fuel economy (around 40-45kmpl)My advice to you would be to test ride all the above mentioned bikes and then decide which one you'd want to buy.