Adventure is a new company to us, but being distributed by Madison (which also supplies Genesis, Saracen and Shimano to Britain’s cycling consumers), we’ve every reason to have confidence in it – even if it’s producing what would appear to be a full-on touring bike for a ridiculously low price tag.
Not a bike-shaped object
The outlay may not be that far removed from notorious supermarket own-brand bikes, but this actually has a lugged chromoly steel frame, which is a real treat at this price, and not dissimilar to a traditional British tourer from the 1970s or 80s. The top tube gently slopes though down tube shifters are, pleasingly, absent.
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The lugged steel frame is an absolute steal at this price
The number of gears is similar, too, 14, though the Adventure will actually have a much wider spread than your back-in-the-day Claud Butler Majestic and bikes of its ilk, thanks to the bang-up-to-date compact chainset and well-spread cassette. The STI cabling is neater too, even in this budget Shimano Tourney version. Some of the gear changes are pretty clunky – particular between the biggest sprockets – but that’s a minor issue.
Unlike most bikes we review, this isn’t all about stiffness, power transfer and low weight; this is about comfort, practicality and versatility. The square-taper bottom bracket looks like it comes from a different age compared with today’s super-size standards. But guess what? It works, as it has done for decades. When it stops working you can replace it easily yourself with a minimum of specialist tools.
Tough and comfortable
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