Originally Posted by saddlesores

okay.
you want a bike.
you wanna do some touring.
that pretty much tells us nothing.

what type of touring? fully loaded with 4 panniers, guided tours, credit card?
how much gear? camping or hotels? cooking or mcdiners?
what terrain? cruise along the wattenmeer or cycle the grossglockner?
road surface? all paved, dirt trails, icelanic morraine?
infrastructure? a week in surrey or 6 months in lower wakanda?
climate? summertime beach weather or arctic blizzards?