Originally Posted by
Soody
You can have a sporty touring bike that is fun to ride unloaded with an old frame or a new frame. My gunnar crosshairs is great as a road bike. Many modern 'gravel bikes' 'cx bikes' make great sport touring rides.
Also new v old, I reckon the best modern advance for touring is a dynamo hub & led light. Not Discs or STI. Rather not have em.
Are these three pics a time-series - I'm looking at the saddle(s) and it seems to show before/after/after-that-I-got-a-new-one.