Selection
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 1. MTB or Touring. 
 2. Frame size: It seems 56-60 are OK, but 57-58 are the best. 
    60 is normally better than 56. More than 61 will not work.
 3. Frame geometry (however, on most bikes it's similar), Alu vs. CrMo vs. Titan?
    The steel frames may rust in time (long time), but absorb part of the shocks making
    the components to last longer...
 4. Amount of maitenance: Gearing NuVinci, vs. Nebenhub vs. deraillerium,
    disc brakes vs, V-brakes, inner or outer cabling.
 5. Standard, easy to replace, components.
    - Due special gearing control, the run-bike handle bars are hard to replace..
    replace the cable for about 20 EUR.
    - Inner cables are OK. Hard to do at home, but mechanical workshop will
 6. Weight 
 7. The quality of components: number of speed, etc. 
    TOURNEY, ALTUS, Acera, ALIVIO, Deore, Deore LX, Deore XT, XTR. 

 Otherall, ordering on internet is possible after the correct frame size 
 is selected.

MTB as touring
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 - MTB is lighter 10 - 12 kg, while touring bikes are starting from 14 kg.
 Specially, I liked a light 29''er.
 - Neben-dynamo and lights: There is lamps which can be fixed on the handlebars.
 Due to lesser vibrations it is preferred way, even if the mounting hole on the 
 fork available. As well There is wheel with both ring-brakes and nebendynamo.
 - Storage rack - If mounting holes available in the frame, the standard raack
 can be fixed. Otherwise, there is simpler solutions for lightweight bags, kind
 of combined with dirt protectors.
	http://www.wiggle.com.au/topeak-qr-beam-rack-mtx/
 - Dirt protectors.- standard protectors are not recommended due to high amount
 of dirt which can accomulate on wheels.
 - Stand - is not included by default as well. 
 
 Otherall, it is possible to modify MTB for touring, but it will need significant
 number of modifications. Also, theight will be increased by 1-2kg which will
 neglect some of advantages.

Requirements
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 - Nebendynamo with good light is mandatory
 - Storage rack is highly desirable (however, the lightweight is OK)
 - Low maintenance is preferred (inner cabling, disc brakes)
 - Re-usage of components
    - 28'' wheels and no disc brakes (but Magura hydraullic is OK)
 - Limited amount of speeds is tollerable
 
 
Shops
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 - BOC24.de - S5 Entenfang, over the bridge.
 - www.zweirad-eicker.zegfachhaendler.de, www.lucky-bike.de - S1 Kurt-schumacher-Strasse
  about 1km along Landauer strasse. On Neureuter strasse (Zweirad to the left and Lucky
  to the right)
 - http://www.fahrrad.de - Online    

 News: http://www.rad-karlsruhe.de/

Bikes
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Bike                    	Price   Weight  Type    Frame   Gearing		Brakes  Cabling	Fork    Comments
Haibike Big Curve RC 29 	1400    11.6    MTB-29  Alu 52  Deore XT 30     Disc	?	?       despite frame size feels good
KTM Avenza 27 Light      	 800    14.9?	Tour    Alu 60	Deore 27	V	outer	?	not available any more (?)
KTM Maranello Light     	1000    13.5    Tour    Alu 60  Deore LX 30     V	inner   ?	model 2014 inner, 2013 outer for 900 in Lucky
KTM Maranello LightDisc		1300	?	Tour	Alu 60	Deore XT	Disc	inner	Lockout	
Ortler Grandtourer      	1400    14.5    RunTour CrMo 57 Deore XT 30     V	?       ?	run-handlebars
Rabeneick Sherpa Pro Lite	 800	13.9	Tour	Alu 60	Deore 27	Magura	?	?		
Cube Touring Pro RF		 950	14	Tour	Alu 58	Deore 30	Disc	outer	rigid	
City San Remo 			1000	15.7	Tour	Alu 60	Alfine 11	Disc	?	?	boc24
Rohloff EXT2000			1700	15.8	Tour	Alu 60	Rolhoff 14	Magura	?	?	boc24
Schmidt/Linkenheim		 400	~15	Tour	Alu ?	normal ?	V	?	?	feels ok
Rabeneick Niagara Nuvinci N360	 875	15.6	Tour	Alu 60	NuVinci		V	?	?	

Price: Schmidt (no infos)
Maitenance: San Remo (no spar parts, heavy, low gearing)
Interesting: Grandtourer (expensve, handlebars no way to change)
Light: KTM Maranello Light (V-brakes and gearing hard to maintain)

2020
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 - Gravel road bikes
    - Pinnacle Arkose D3 
    - Trek Checkpoint AL 3 2020 Adventure Road Bike

Links:
    https://www.boc24.de/shop/fahrraeder/mountainbike/twentyniner---29-zoll-bikes/haibike-big-curve-rc-29-mountainbike?campaign=googlebase
    http://www.fahrrad.de/ortler-grandtourer-374306.html
    http://www.fahrrad.de/rabeneick-sherpa-pro-lite-herren-shimano-deore-silber-365783.html
    http://www.fahrrad.de/cube-touring-pro-rf-rigid-fork-anthrazit-black-green-363245.html
    https://www.boc24.de/shop/fahrraeder/trekkingrad/trekkingrad-herren/bicycles-ext2000-rohloff-trekkingrad-168349--3
    http://www.rockmachine-germany.de/products/Trekking-Urban-City-Bikes/Rabeneick-Trekking-Urban-Bikes/Rabeneick-Niagara-NuVinci-N360-FL-Urban-City-Bike-2014.html