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Old 03-30-20, 08:13 AM
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I am in USA. I know that there are components sold in Europe that are not available in USA and the opposite is also true. So, I won't get into detail.

But I would suggest you avoid thinking of a specific complete groupset. Instead pick what you think you need. For touring, it is common to want a wider range of gearing than is common with a double crank, thus consider a triple crank. And if building new wheels, putting a dynohub on the front is the extra cost of a dynohub minus the cost of the regular hub that you do not buy.

But if for example you wanted to upgrade later and add a dynohub for charging up batteries or for lighting or both, you would then be buying at a minimum the second hub, second set of spokes, possibly a wheel build charge, etc.

My point is you should think about what you want instead of shopping for a specific package of components.
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