Classtime 

I'm new to the touring segment -- having done one overnighter with my trailer -- and just recently picked up a '85 TREK 620. But I will add my perspective. I may have missed it, but 24 replies and not one bicycle touring poster has declared that they are done with their triple or double and have picked up a 1x for the upcoming season. New riders generally go for the new stuff because the new technology generally makes the riding less laborious either mentally or physically. If I built my daughter's Motobecane G.T. Mixte with a 1xN or Di2 instead of a that finely tuned friction triple with the Duopar in the rear, she would have liked it much better and we would still have it. My TREK has a half-step plus granny which is the bees knees according to my opinion and I plan to use it on my next weekender. My retro-grouchiness might pause if I ever do that trip to TX -- While I've only had one freewheel fail me, I heard that freehubs are more dependable.