Quote Originally Posted by Lise

So, tell me, what qualities does a bike need to be a "brevet bike"?
Well... it needs to be comfortable. So more of a touring geometry, rather than a race geometry.

Some examples...



The Madonne has more of a racing geometry



The Pilot is more upright, so more of a touring geometry.

You should be able to put fenders on it and maybe even racks. A lot of brevet riders have generator hubs too.

There's probably other stuff that I don't know about.
V.