2017 Travel Bikes
This listing originally appeared in the April 2017 edition of Adventure Cyclist.
We’ve tried to limit this table to touring, expedition, trekking, and bikepacking bikes — not bikes that might make good travel bikes. Many of the bikes in this table come in several configurations, including custom versions, with varying costs associated.
Travel Bikes for Your Consideration
Company |
Model |
Price Range |
Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Advocate | Hayduke | $2699; frameset: $750 | advocatecycles.com |
| Lorax | $1799; frameset: $999 | ||
| Sand County | $1599; frameset $849 | ||
| Seldom Seen | $1999; frameset $999 | ||
| Ahearne Custom Touring | Outback 650b | from $2250 add $250 for custom racks | ahearnecycles.com |
| Light Touring | from $2250 add $250 for custom racks | ||
| All-City | Spacehorse | $1150; frameset $600 | allcitycycles.com |
| Spacehorse Disc | $1800, frameset $650 | ||
| Bianchi | Lupo | $1000 | bianchiusa.com |
| Volpe | $1300 | ||
| Volpe Disc | $1500 | ||
| Zurigo Disc | $1700 | ||
| Bilenky Cycle Works | Midlands Deluxe | $3700 | bilenky.com |
| Midlands Signature | call for price | ||
| Tourlite Deluxe | $3545 | ||
| Tourlite Signature | call for price | ||
| Black Sheep Bikes | several models suited for bike travel | call for prices | blacksheepbikes.com |
| Boedie Cycles | Custom frames made in Whitefish, MT | boediecycles.com | |
| Boettcher | Dakar | boettcherfahrraeder.de | |
| Road Trip | |||
| Safari | |||
| Breadwinner | Komorebi (bikepacking) | frameset from $2445 | breadwinnercycles.com |
| Arbor Lodge | frameset from $2495 | ||
| Brodie | Circuit | $1279 CAD | brodiebikes.com |
| Elan | $1599 CAD | ||
| Elan Vital | $1999 CAD | ||
| Monster | $1999 CAD | ||
| Bruce Gordon | Rock 'n Road | $4099 with racks | bgcycles.com |
| Cannondale | Touring 1 | $1,620 | cannondale.com |
| Touring 2 | $1,350 | ||
| Carver | Gnarvester (bikepacking) | frame: $599 (aluminum); $1399 (Ti) | carverbikes.com |
| Ti All-Road | frame from $1399 | ||
| Chumba | Ursa 29+ (bikepacking) | frame: $1295 | chumbausa.com |
| Cinelli | Bootleg Hobo | $1,849 | cinelli-usa.com |
| Co-Motion | Cascadia | frame $1945 | co-motion.com |
| Americano | frame $1965 | ||
| Pangea | frame $1965 | ||
| Divide | frame $1995 | ||
| Siskiyou | frame $1995 | ||
| Crust | Evasion (26+ or 27.5in.) | frameset $875 | crustbikes.com |
| Scapegoat (bikepacking) | frameset $825 | ||
| Romanceur (26in. or 27.5 in.) | frameset $1250 | ||
| Cube | Travel Pro | no prices on website | cube.eu/en |
| Kathmandu | |||
| Delhi | |||
| Touring | |||
| Tenopah | |||
| Cyfac | RandoNerve | no prices on web | cyfac.fr |
| Vintage | |||
| Horizon | |||
| Paris-Pekin | |||
| Dawes Cycles | Galaxy Cromo | £899 | dawescycles.com |
| Karakum | £699 | ||
| Gran Tour 26 | £1799 | ||
| Devinci | Hatchet (light touring) | from $1239 | devinci.com |
| Donkelope Bikes | custom travel bikes | framesets from $1900 | donkelopebikes.com |
| Elephant Bikes | National Forest Explorer | frameset $1385 | elephantbikes.com |
| Ellis Cycles | Voyageur Tour | frame from $3700 | elliscycles.com |
| English Cycles | Custom Touring | frame from $2850 | englishcycles.com |
| Eriksen | Custom Touring | frames from $3300 | kenteriksen.com |
| Felt | V100 (light touring) | $999 | feltbicycles.com |
| Fuji | Touring | $749 | fujibikes.com |
| Gallus Cycles | Adventure Bike | frameset from $3000 | galluscycles.com |
| Geekhouse | Woodville | frame from $1999 | geekhousebikes.com |
| Deerfield (light touring) | frame from $1899 | ||
| Giant | Toughroad SLR 1 | $1,190 | giant-bicycles.com |
| Gilles Berthoud | steel touring bikes | from €1880 | gillesberthoud.fr |
| Gunnar | Grand Tour | frame $1075 | gunnarbikes.com |
| Grand Disc | frame $1150 | ||
| Rock Tour 26 or 29 | frame $1150 | ||
| Haibike | Xduro Trekking eBike | from $4399 | haibike.de |
| Sduro Trekking eBike | from $2999 | ||
| Heart of Steel | Coto Do?ana Tour | $3,500 | georgenaterry.com |
| Coto Do?ana Vagabond | $3,500 | ||
| Horse | custom touring bikes | from $2000 | horsebrand.co |
| Hunter Cycles | Custom touring bikes | frames from $1750 | huntercycles.com |
| idworx Bikes | Trekking bikes with Gates/Rohloff/Pinion options | from $4500 | idworx-bikes.de |
| Independent Fabrications | Club Racer (light touring) | frameset from $2295 | ifbikes.com |
| Jamis | Aurora | from $929 | |
| Renegade (light touring) | from $799 | ||
| Dragonslayer (bikepacking) | from $1300 | ||
| Dragonfly (bikepacking) | from $1300 | ||
| Jeff Jones | Spaceframe | frameset from $1350 | jonesbikes.com |
| Diamond | frameset from $975 | ||
| Plus | frameset from $1200 | ||
| J.P. Weigle | Classic randonneur | call for pricing | classicrendezvous.com |
| KHS | TR 101 | $1,099 | khsbicycles.com |
| Kirk Frameworks | Custom steel bikes made in Bozeman, MT | frameset from $3500 | kirkframeworks.com |
| Koga | Vast selection of build-your-own travel bikes | contact for pricing | koga.com |
| Traveller | |||
| Roadrunner | |||
| Worldtraveller | |||
| Kona | Sutra | $1,399 | konaworld.com |
| Rove ST (light touring) | $1,499 | ||
| Littleford | Standard Tourer | $3,450 | littlefordbicycles.com |
| Classic Tourer | $4,880 | ||
| Sport Tourer | $5,225 | ||
| Expedition Rig | $5,975 | ||
| Lynskey | Vial? (light touring) | frame $1260 | lynskeyperformance.com |
| Backroad | frame $1675 | ||
| Marin | Pine Mountain (bikepacking) | from $989 | marinbikes.com |
| Four Corners | from $1099 | ||
| Nicasio | $749 | ||
| MTB Cycletech | Amar | contact for pricing | mtbcycletech.com |
| Papalagi | |||
| MAP (Mitch Pryor) Bicycles | Custom Randonneur Project | from $4250 | mapbicycles.com |
| Marinoni | Tourismo | from $2300 | |
| Tourismo Extreme | from $2450 | marinoni.qc.ca | |
| Moots | Routt (light touring) | from $7199 | |
| Routt 45 (light touring) | from $7199 | ||
| Mooto X YBB (bikepacking) | from $7299 | moots.com | |
| Mountaineer 27.5 YBB (bikepacking) | $7,899 | ||
| Baxter 29 (bikepacking) | $8,699 | ||
| Mt. Airy Bicycles | hard to find classic touring bikes | bike123.com | |
| Naked Bicycles | Custom steel or titanium bikes | steel frames from $2476 | nakedbicycles.com |
| Nashbar | TR1 Touring | $849 | nashbar.com |
| Niner | RLT 9 Steel (bikepacking) | frame $1500; complete from $2500 | ninerbikes.com |
| RLT 9 (bikepacking) | frame $1050; complete from $2000 | ||
| RLT 9 RDO (bikepacking) | frame $2300; complete from $3000 | ||
| Opus | Spark 4 AE | $1399 CAD | opusbike.com |
| Pashley Cycles | Pathfinder Tour | £1695 | pashley.co.uk |
| Patria | several models suited for bike travel | patria.net | |
| Penhale | Vagabond (bikepacking) | frameset $699 | penhalebicycleco.com |
| Gypsy | frameset $699 | ||
| B'Stard (bikepacking) | frame $499 | ||
| Peter Mooney | custom touring framesets | frameset from $2995 | peter-mooney.com |
| Pioneer Valley Frameworks | Outbound | Contact for pricing | pioneerframeworks.com |
| Pivot | Mach 429 Trail | from $4199 | pivotcycles.com |
| Rando Cyclest | Globe-Trotter | €1999 | www.rando-cycles.com |
| Randonneur | €1999 | ||
| Raleigh | Clubman (light touring) | $799 | raleighusa.com |
| Tamland | from $1439 | ||
| Port Townshend (light touring) | $850 | ||
| Rawland | Ravn | frameset $950 | rawlandcycles.com |
| Ulv (bikepacking) | frameset $950 | ||
| REI Co-Op Cycles | ADV 2.1 | $1,099 | |
| ADV 3.1 (light touring) | $1,099 | ||
| ADV 1.1 | $1,199 | rei.com/b/co-op-cycles | |
| Rennstahl | Randonneur | from €4990 | rennstahl-bikes.de |
| Reiserad | from €4090 | ||
| Ridgeback | Tour | £599 | ridgeback.co.uk |
| Voyage | £849 | ||
| Panorama | £1149 | ||
| Expedition 26-in. | £849 | ||
| Ritchey | Break-Away Ascent | frameset $1650 | |
| Rivendell Bicycle Works | Atlantis | frameset $2400 | rivbike.com |
| Hunqapillar | frameset $2350 | ||
| Joe Appaloosa | frameset $1300, complete $2600 | ||
| Rocky Mountain | Sherpa (bikepacking) | $3,500 | bikes.com |
| Pipeline (bikepacking) | $4,700 | ||
| Rodeo Labs | Flaanimal 3.0 (light touring) | frameset from $1300 | rodeo-labs.com |
| Rodriguez | Rainier (light touring) | from $1999 | rodbikes.com |
| Willie Weir-codesigned UTB 26 in. | from $2699 | ||
| Adventure | from $2599 | ||
| Salsa | Marrakesh | $1,599 | salsacycles.com |
| Vaya (light touring) | from $1099 | ||
| Fargo (bikepacking) | from $1699 | ||
| Cutthroat (bikepacking) | from $2999 | ||
| Deadwood SUS (bikepacking) | from $3799 | ||
| Timberjack (bikepacking) | from $999 | ||
| Woodsmoke (bikepacking) | from $1999 | ||
| Santos | Travelmaster | Contact for pricing | santosbikes.com |
| Travel Lite | |||
| Trekking Lite | |||
| Seven | Expat series (steel or ti) | from $4200 | sevencycles.com |
| Shand | Stoater | from £2275 | shandcycles.com |
| Bahookie (bikepacking) | from £2590 | ||
| Hoolie (bikepacking) | from £2350 | ||
| Drove (Rohloff bikepacking) | from £2990 | ||
| Sklar | Custom steel frames made in Bozeman, MT | frames from $2350 | sklarbikes.com |
| Soma | Saga DC | frameset $589 | somafab.com |
| Grand Randonneur | frameset $492 | ||
| B-Side (bikepacking) | frame $524 | ||
| Juice (bikepacking) | frame $524 | ||
| Sandworm (bikepacking) | frame $529 | ||
| Wolverine | frame $529 | ||
| Spa Cycles | Steel Tourer | £985 | spacycles.co.uk |
| Ti Tourer | £1580 | ||
| Ti Adventure (bikepacking) | £1600 | ||
| Specialized | AWOL | from $1200 | specialized.com |
| Sequoia | from $1350 | ||
| Diverge (light touring) | from $900 | ||
| Spectrum | Steel and Ti touring bikes | frameset from $3000 | spectrum-cycles.com |
| Steelman Cycles | Custom touring bikes | contact for pricing | facebook.com/steelmancycles |
| Surly | Long Haul Trucker | $1350; frameset $479 | surlybikes.com |
| Disc Trucker | $1550; frameset $498 | ||
| Cross-Check | $1099; frameset $479 | ||
| Straggler | $1549; frameset $575 | ||
| Ogre | $1699 | ||
| Traveler's Check | frameset $1099 | ||
| Troll (all-road touring) | $1650; frameset $575 | ||
| ECR (bikepacking) | $2099; frameset $699 | ||
| World Troller (all-road touring) | frameset $1199 | ||
| Krampus (bikepacking) | TBD | ||
| Karate Monkey (bikepacking) | $1400; frameset $600 | ||
| Sycip Designs | Custom touring bikes | contact for pricing | sycip.com |
| Thorn | Club Tour Mk4 | from £1349 | thorncycles.co.uk |
| Expedition Nomad (Rohloff) | from £2349 | ||
| Raven (Rohloff) | from £2219 | ||
| Sherpa | from £1299 | ||
| Mercury (Rohloff) | from £2719 | ||
| Audax (light touring) | from £1239 | ||
| Ti Cycles | Custom steel or titanium bikes | frames from $1695 | ticycles.com |
| Tout Terrain | many touring and trekking models including | contact for pricing | en.tout-terrain.de |
| Pan American, Grand Route, Silkroad | |||
| Tanami Xplore | $7400 | ||
| Traitor | Wander | $1299; frameset $499 | traitorcycles.com |
| Trek | 520 Disc | $1359 | trekbikes.com |
| 720 Disc (light touring) | $1889 | ||
| 920 Disc | $1999 | ||
| True North | Custom steel and Ti touring bikes | from $3000 (CAD); frames from $1600 (CAD) | truenorthcycles.com |
| Twin Six | Standard Rando | from $2000; frameset from $600 | twinsix.com |
| Van Nicholas | Titanium touring bikes with Rohloff options | from €2499 | vannicholas.com |
| Vanilla | Touring and Randonee models | contact for pricing | vanillabicycles.com |
| Velosmith | Jota Expedition | from $6560 AUS | velosmith.com.au |
| Cyclotouriste | from $4650 AUS | ||
| Great Southern (light touring) | from $4650 AUS | ||
| Velotraum | Highly configurable touring bikes | contact for pricing | velotraum.de |
| Velo Orange | Campeur | frameset $520 | velo-orange.com |
| Pass Hunter (light touring) | frameset $540 | ||
| Pass Hunter Disc (light touring) | frameset $620 | ||
| Piolet | frameset $685 | ||
| Polyvalent Mk3 (light touring) | frameset $570 | ||
| Waterford | Custom steel touring bikes | frames from $1500 | waterfordbikes.com |
| Windsor | Tourist | $1,495 | windsorbicycles.com |
| Winter | Custom steel touring bikes | frameset from $3000 | winterbicycles.com |
| Vivente | serveral touring and trekking models | contact for pricing | viventebikes.com |
| VSF Fahrradmanufaktur | several trekking and expedition models | contact for pricing | fahrradmanufaktur.de |
| YIPsan | handbuilt lugged and fillet brazed adventure bikes | frames from $2200 | yipsanbicycles.com |
