Show us your expedition bike

[Mark Manley]

Following my comment on the Dawes Sardar for sale thread I thought I would start another devoted to this particular type of bike.
It is fairly moot what constitutes an expedition bike and I would argue it is anything that has been or could be used on an adventurous ride so Dervla Murphy's single speed Armstrong is a good qualifier but I was thinking something more like the Dawes of the above mentioned thread.
My own contribution is a Roberts Roughstuff I had built for me in 2008 which is complete with suspension front forks although the ones on there now are a little longer than the originals and the other bike I looked at the time a Thorn Sterling one of which I have since built after acquiring a frameset a couple of years ago.
What else is out there?

 

[foz]

2003 Dave Yates custom built, here with no racks, currently used occasionally as what is now known as a "gravel bike"....

 

[Iwasgoodonce]

My Saracen Kili Flier Comp. Not specifically an expedition bike but it is mine:



This used to be my race/everything bike. I have replaced the brakes with XT V brakes (they work a lot better and are lower profile) and also fitted a shorter more upright stem. Not by today’s standards but compared to the 150mm flat rise monster that was fitted as original!
I have limpet front panniers and 170mm cranks.

 

[Tootyred]

This was version 1....now replaced by version 2! Learnt a lot from it....especially regarding riding position, bar heights etc.

 

[Tootyred]

Version 2.....tange prestige oversize with various generations of xt....from M730 to T780!....and just about everything inbetween..

Custom stem by @August Bicycles , azonic bars, x317 rims and sakae lowfat pedals, continentals....serious mixed bag...but all stuff that works and makes it really comfortable.

 

[Guinessisgoodforyou]

My faithful hammerite Randonneur. Not sure this qualifies, if not I'm happy to remove it

 

[Takingabreak]

2003 Dave Yates custom built, here with no racks, currently used occasionally as what is now known as a "gravel bike"....


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I love seeing pictures of this bike, the frame is similar to my own so I enjoy seeing what mine could be like if built in a similar way