Originally Posted by
edthesped
I have an upright tourer, Randonee w/Bosco Bars and a Drop Bar tourer, actually 2, AWOL and Vaya 2. The Randonee w/Bosco Bars is an absolute pleasure to tour on. I tend to sit upright and soak up the scenery while riding but can go flat bar if I choose but for the most part don't. My avg speed is 10-13 mph touring on the Randonee. I tend to do 13 to 15 loaded on the AWOL and it's not nearly as comfortable as the Randonee. After about 50 mi my wrists are sore on the AWOL while I almost never have wrist issues on the Randonee. The downside is that the cockpit on the Randonee is a little cramped when doing tight turns but I rarely notice it now.
Sorry, I don't have pictures of me riding but below are the 3 different bikes I ride.
Your Randonee looks JUST like what I'm interested in building! Sprung Brooks seat, the SAME Nitto Bosco bars I'm interested in (what is the size you chose?) and of course, the upright position I'm looking for. 10-13 MPH is *perfect* and likely the same speed I'll be doing as well. Wrist/hand/upper body issues is what I'm trying too avoid, while also avoiding perineal pain and sitting bone bruise-like pain. Any issues with either of those? Also, at 10-13MPH, how many miles do you manage in a day. I'm likely looking at an average of 50-60 or so.
I don't follow what you mean by right turns being cramped.