Originally Posted by
wahoonc
You can tour on just about anything...a dedicated tour bike can be nice but isn't necessary.
I have recently done several S24O's on my Raleigh Twenty, I have done 3 day B&B tours on my Raleigh Superbe 3 speed, I did transcontinental on a 1970's Motobecane Nomade, which has a "sport" geometry.
There is a couple touring the world on
Brompton Folders, to each their own, Ride on!
In about 10 years, Russ and Laura will probably be one of the most famous bike touring couples in the world. I'm just amazed they chose small Brompton folding bikes to tour all over the world. The bikes are under geared by all touring standards with only six gears, yet they somehow manage to climb steep mountains. Go Figure.