I've been wanting to tour for a while now and had started converting my '96 Giant ATX 780 towards that purpose. But the more I looked, the more I wanted a purpose built frameset as the foundation. I did a lot of research and was able to test ride a LHT which helped a lot. My brain wanted a Riv Atlantis but my budget said otherwise, so I went back to the internet and found the New Albion Privateer. One of the big things was the fact that it was designed to work with 130 and 135 rear hubs. My donor bike for most of the parts was a 1999 Lemond Buenos Aires and while a pair of touring specific wheels are in the plans, I wanted to get it up and going with the 130mm wheels from the Lemond. About 300 miles and my first out and back overnighter under my belt and I love it! I can't believe I waited this long to give touring a try. Here is a picture from my return ride.
