This is great for touring: if you have extra gear to attach. But I'm also thinking about the Nashbar touring handlebar, it may have enough room for couple of light, a computer and a GPS.
I've been also reading and thinking about the leather saddles. I may bite the bullet and get one later this year. Up to 50 miles I have no problems. 75 and 100 mile rides usually ended up with bad rash. But I wasn't using any lubes back then.
Oh, another cool thing I learned: soldering cable ends! You can pull them out and run through the housing again easily.
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