I'll apologize in advance for nit picking a bit but...
Originally Posted by
SlimRider
You're clearly not crazy!
I wouldn't be so sure of that
Originally Posted by
SlimRider
A CF fork on a touring bike, might be alright for credit card touring for the weekend. However, for long distance touring for more than just a few days, your bike will most likely be loaded to the max.
It may be true that the majority of tourists pack pretty heavy, but lighter weight touring is becoming more and more common. Going light doesn't necessarily equate with short tours. I find that tour length has very little to do with packing style. Also, I don't do tours shorter than 10 days or so and I usually tend to go for at least a few weeks. That said if I did want to do a weekend tour I'd carry pretty much the same stuff I do when going coast to coast.