Hi All,
In the years leading to my recent Sherpa purchase, I spent time researching the Thorn line, trying to decide which model best suited my needs. Beyond the helpful information provided by Thorn's website, downloadable brochures, and this very forum, I learned a great deal about the bikes from personal accounts and user reviews, online galleries, Thorn-specific technical tips, and travel accounts and journals written by real owners using their bikes "in the wild". I found these selected links helpful and enormously entertaining, and kept them current so there are no dead links as of this posting. I think relatively few of them duplicate member links posted elsewhere in this forum. Perhaps others on the list will find them helpful as well, as they highlight the practical differences between models and uses and provide prospective buyers and present owners another view of how these bicycles can be configured and used.
I hope you find them enjoyable...
Best,
Dan.
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Audio Interview with Robin Thornhttp://cycleforchange.wordpress.com/2009/01/26/interview-with-founder-of-thorn-cycles-world-leader-in-touring-bicycles/===================
OWNER REVIEWS:===================
= First week with the Thorn Audax
http://ramblingsofdoug.blogspot.com/2011/01/first-week-with-thorn-audax.html= eXp, xTc, Triplet
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/team-triplet/TTSite/Triplet.htm= Dean's London to Singapore Cycle Challenge
http://blog.travelpod.com/travel-blog/deanhaddock/1/tpod.html...and...
http://blog.travelpod.com/travel-photo/deanhaddock/1/1276164304/my-bike-thorn-sherpa-doris.jpg/tpod.html= Video review, Sherpa 560S
http://www.youtube.com/user/PistonTulip#p/u/24/mgiO2a39cAs...and...
http://vagamonde.blogspot.com/2010/07/our-new-bikes-thorn-sherpas.html= Sherpa frame arrival and buildup
http://ericvithalani.wordpress.com/bike/= Vik's Sherpa
http://thelazyrandonneur.blogspot.com/2007/01/thorn-sherpa.html= Vik's Sherpa Revision
http://thelazyrandonneur.blogspot.com/2007/11/thorn-sherpa-redux.html= Expedition Portal (Nomad frame buildup)
http://www.expeditionportal.com/forum/threads/30774-Finally-progress-on-the-Thorn-Nomad= Nomad S&S Review
http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/reviews/board/message/?o=1r4vFZo&message_id=139320&v=10&replies=1= Nomad Mk II
http://www.tiredofit.ca/2011/03/10/thorn-nomad-mk2/= Thorn Audax Mk III selection criteria
http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/forum/board/message/?o=1r4vFZo&thread_id=102180&v=1K&page=1&nested=0= Advice on picking a world-tourer (Thorn, Rohloff)
http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/forum/board/message/?o=1r4vFZo&message_id=100983&v=2w&replies=1#replies= Raven Nomad S&S vs Thorn Sherpa
http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/forum/board/message/?o=1r4vFZo&thread_id=103085&v=y&page=1&nested=0= Around the World on a Nomad Mk II
http://www.tiredofit.ca/2011/03/10/thorn-nomad-mk2/= I'll Think Of A Title Later (Raven Sport Tourer)
http://peter.thewalkers.org.uk/?p=48= One Year and 1500 miles On
http://paulmor.wordpress.com/2011/06/17/thorn-raven-sport-tour-one-year-on/= Pedaling On Regardless (Raven Sport Tourers)
http://spoke2spoke.com/our-bikes-2/= Crazy Guy On A Bike Search Term "Thorn"
http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/search/?type=all&query=thorn===================
GALLERIES:===================
= Loaded Bicycles: Thorn
http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/doc/page/?o=1r4vFZo&page_id=174674&v=1Oh= Nomad Mk II arrival, unboxing, assembly
http://www.flickr.com/photos/tiredofit/5419790538/in/photostream/= Nomad Mk II
http://www.flickr.com/photos/41139219@N02/4365484227/= Thorn Raven Gallery (unboxing, assembly)
http://peter.chesspod.com/gallery/v/Bicycles/Thorn-Raven/Flickriver links bring up some but not all photos to match search terms. A cross-hatched bar at the bottom of the page indicates more photos are loading. Click on an individual picture to be taken to the parent Flickr account. Once there, scroll through the account-holder's adjascent photos using the Previous/Next buttons or go to their root Photostream, where you can also look for categories by set. Here are some pre-canned searches I completed, with direct-access search results.
= Thorn Audax
http://www.flickriver.com/search/thorn+audax/= Flickriver: Thorn Bicycle
http://www.flickriver.com/search/thorn+bicycle/= Flickriver: Thorn Bike
http://www.flickriver.com/search/thorn+bike/= Flickriver: Thorn Club Tour
http://www.flickriver.com/search/thorn+club+tour/= FLickriver: Thorn Cycles
http://www.flickriver.com/search/thorn+cycles/= Flickriver: Thorn exp
http://www.flickriver.com/search/thorn+exp/= Flickriver: Thorn Nomad
http://www.flickriver.com/search/thorn+nomad/= Flickriver: Thorn Raven
http://www.flickriver.com/search/thorn+raven/= FLickriver: Thorn Ripio
http://www.flickriver.com/search/thorn+ripio/= Flickriver: Thorn Sherpa
http://www.flickriver.com/search/thorn+sherpa/===================
TECHNICAL TIPS:===================
= Thorn Club Tour: Cutting a fork steerer tube
https://northernwalker.wordpress.com/2011/01/15/thorn-club-tour-cutting-a-fork-steerer-tube/= Crazy Guy On A Bike Search Term "Thorn"
http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/search/?type=all&query=thorn===================
TRAVEL:===================
= 6-8 month SE Asia Tour (Sherpa)
http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/doc/page/?o=1r4vFZo&page_id=138952&v=5s= Argentine Travel (Sherpa)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/41139219@N02/4365484227/= A Short Tour Around Brittany (Sherpa)
http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/doc/page/pic/?o=1r4vFZo&pic_id=784576&v=0&size=small= From Recession to Depression to Inspiration (across the US on a Sherpa)
http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/doc/page/?o=1r4vFZo&page_id=107826&v=Aj= Have Bike, Must Travel (RTW on a Sherpa)
http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/forum/board/message/?o=1r4vFZo&message_id=151411&v=1K...and...
http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/doc/?o=1r4vFZo&doc_id=8134&v=aR= Michele et Benoit's World Tour by Bicycle (2 Sherpas)
http://vagamonde.blogspot.com/= Normandy coast to Vichy (Sherpa)
http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/doc/page/?o=1r4vFZo&page_id=132847&v=4o= Sherpa in North Wales
http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/doc/page/?o=1r4vFZo&page_id=131463&v=fThorn to the Horn (eXp)
http://www.thorntothehorn.org/= To Bar Harbor and Back (Sherpa)
http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/doc/page/?o=1r4vFZo&page_id=21886&v=57= Tour of Eastern Europe on a Sherpa
http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/doc/page/?o=1r4vFZo&page_id=109029&v=6q= UK to Australia by Bike (Nomads)
http://www.mark-ju.net/...and...
http://www.mark-ju.net/bike_ride/equipment/index.htm...and...
http://www.mark-ju.net/bike_ride/equipment/bicycles.htm= Crazy Guy On A Bike Search Term "Thorn"
http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/search/?type=all&query=thorn===================
Rigida Andra vs. Grizzly cross-section diagrams, incl. other rims for comparison.
http://www.chickencycles.co.uk/index.php?cat=19&sub=31===================
