Old 04-24-19, 11:34 AM
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Your budget max is $1500?

Don't buy a real touring bike, there are a ton of endurance and endurance style road bikes in that range. Hell you can buy a fully equipped randonneuring themed bike from Masi for that much: https://masibikes.com/collections/ad...andonneur-2019

Or a carbon racing bike: https://www.diamondback.com/road-bik...y-4-carbon-d41

Or an endurance road bike: https://www.raleighusa.com/merit3

Or a gravel bike: https://www.breezerbikes.com/bikes/a...adar#radar-pro

Or a slightly different style gravel bike: https://www.raleighusa.com/willard-4-r141

Or a commuting road bike: https://www.konaworld.com/rove_dl.cfm

With the exception of the carbon race bike all the bike I linked have fenders or will take fenders. Some can accomidate racks and all will take alternative luggage in the form of bikepacking bags or rackless bar bags.
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