You may very well want to start looking at handlebar carrying systems, but really it comes down to how much you think you'll be carrying.
Yes, I think that's the best option, mostly because it's the easiest and cheapest. I bike a lot, but I have only done
one tour for now, with this bike and just two small panniers on the rear rack.
The new fork would be nice, but maybe it's overkill. It's easy to get carried away when browsing through accessories and bike parts. One of the great things about biking is that it's so simple, and sometimes I tend to forget it
