Originally Posted by
Omiak
How am I snubbing anyone by demonstrating how you can tour on a cheap bike? If anything that seems more inclusive to me than the people on this forum who act like you need a LHT or similar $1500 touring bike to enjoy yourself on tour. .
Cheap touring isn't news, most of us started that way. The only reason one needs a 1500 dollar (or hopefully more) bike, is to enjoy riding a bike of that quality while one is also touring. If one could tour simply by sipping wine (and maybe one can...), it might enhance the experience if the wine in question was of a decent quality. It is a two for one thing. Riding and touring.