Originally Posted by
unterhausen
AFAIK, he never rode the Americano on more than a couple brevets, if any, he had a carbon Giant he used to ride before the TI bike. I don't think the Americano gets much love except for a very occasional tour.
He might have ridden one of my perms with me on the Americano, can't remember too well.
I suspected that. The Americano is built to carry a load, and when he was buying a new titanium bike a few years later with a derailleur drive train, it sounded like he came to the same conclusion.
If he sees this thread title, he might open it and comment.