Right now I've got a 20-year old mountain bike. For the last 6 months I've been riding it in the greater Tokyo area on Sundays and Mondays as training for my summer 2010 ride. I've been doing between 50 and 150 kms. Aside from myself, the only extra weight has been one pannier containing a spare tube, pump and a few tools plus rain gear, Aquarius and a book.
I'm looking at two bikes at the moment: a Great Journey 3 by Giant (of Taiwan) and a touring bicycle by Garneau (of Quebec, Canada). The GJ3 has the Garneau beat by price, 78,000 yen vs. 95,000 yen but doesn't actually seem to be thoughtfully designed for a "great journey" as it lacks built-on hardware to mount a front rack. The Garneau, however, does contain integral points with which to mount a front rack. Will that factor give me greater stability when riding as well as preventing the panniers from dropping off at an inopportune moment?
I'd like to make a decision soon as my old bike is now mechanically unsafe to ride training distances without an investment of 20,000 yen in repairs - money that could be spent on a new machine.
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