My 4 year review of my Tout Terrain Outback Xplore 29
I love this bike!
I’ve put over 22,000km on this bike in the last 4 years, and it has been rock solid.
What tours have I done with it?
- Our 2020 European road trip
- My 2021 Camino Portuguese tour
- My 2022 Via Francigena Italy tour.
- My 2023 Bordeaux to Paris to Mont St. Michel tour
Plus, all my day-to-day rides. I’ve taken it on gravel as much as possible and done some pretty insane routes through fields and forests on tours.
The back hub did crack slightly last year. The Tout Terrain guys said there was a structural problem with the design, and I bought a much stronger replacement from them. Otherwise, it has been problem-free.
I got it equipped with a Pinion P1.18 (internal gearing), and I hope never to use a chain again. Internal gearing is the best! I just have to swap the oil once a year, and it is such an easy setup. I’ve used the same Kevlar belt for 4 years, and it might have another 4 years in it.
The only thing I’ve changed is added a Thudbuster ST seat post, swapped in new puncture-resistant tires, removed the front rack, and switched the seat a few times.
I highly recommend their bikes; pretty amazing touring bikes.
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