I'm another person who believes canilever brakes are fine for touring. We have 7 touring bikes and 1 CX bike in our family; 7 of them have cantis. My wife wanted to try V-brakes on a new bike I was buiding up for her so I set it up with Travel Agents and linear brakes so she could use her road STI shifters. It is not difficult to set up the Tavel Agents, and they work well. They have not casued any significant problems in the 25,000 miles she's put on that bike.. They do seem to stop a little better than my cantilever brakes, but both are more than adequate.
I also agree with Stuart, good brakes are cheap insurance.
Last edited by Doug64; 05-01-20 at 12:24 PM.