Mangizmo
Raleigh Fan
But they arent as good at being touring bikes as more traditional designs, more expensive and more hassle to maintain (expensive 1x transmission, integrated cables inside the frame), not as good at carrying big loads (no mounting points for carriers) and not as repairable in far away places, when touring I just want standard easy to find components, no fancy bottom brackets, cheap easy to find cassettes and chains (3x7 or 3x8 for me) and personally I stick to V brakes as you can buy them and repair them anywhere, I think they are a fad that will pass soonI think the key word here is "Marketing"
A gravel bike is the modern name for a touring bike imho .
What ever it is, it still needs pedalling .
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