▁ ▁Tour ing ▁bi ke ▁▁ ▁Cy cle ▁tour ing ▁beyond ▁the ▁range ▁of ▁a ▁day ▁trip ▁may ▁need ▁a ▁bi ke ▁capable ▁of ▁carrying ▁heavy ▁loads . ▁Although ▁many ▁different ▁b icy cles ▁can ▁be ▁used , ▁special ist ▁tour ing ▁b ikes ▁are ▁built ▁to ▁carry ▁appropriate ▁loads ▁and ▁to ▁be ▁r idden ▁more ▁comfort ably ▁over ▁long ▁distances . ▁A ▁typical ▁b icy cle ▁would ▁have ▁a ▁longer ▁wheel base ▁for ▁stability ▁and ▁he el ▁clear ance , ▁frame ▁f itt ings ▁for ▁front ▁and ▁rear ▁p ann ier ▁ra cks , ▁additional ▁water ▁bott le ▁mount s , ▁frame ▁f itt ings ▁for ▁front ▁and ▁rear ▁mud gu ards / f enders , ▁a ▁bro ader ▁range ▁of ▁g ear ing ▁to ▁co pe ▁with ▁the ▁increased ▁weight , ▁and ▁tour ing ▁t ires ▁which ▁are ▁wider ▁to ▁provide ▁more ▁comfort ▁on ▁back ro ads . ▁ ▁" U l tr al ight ▁tour ers " ▁choose ▁traditional ▁road ▁b icy cles ▁or ▁" A ud ax " ▁or ▁rand onneur ▁b icy cles ▁for ▁speed ▁and ▁simplicity . ▁However , ▁these ▁b ikes ▁are ▁harder ▁to ▁ride ▁on ▁un made ▁roads , ▁which ▁may ▁limit ▁route ▁options . ▁For ▁some , ▁the ▁advantages ▁of ▁a ▁rec umb ent ▁b icy cle ▁are ▁particularly ▁relevant ▁to ▁tour ing . ▁ ▁To ▁less en ▁the ▁weight ▁carried ▁on ▁the ▁b icy cle , ▁or ▁increase ▁lug g age ▁capacity , ▁tour ing ▁cycl ists ▁may ▁use ▁b icy cle ▁tra