Originally Posted by
wahoonc
You can tour on just about anything. My first tour was on an old single speed Western Flyer, had a medium sized basket on it. Bed roll was strapped to the handle bars, repair kit in the seat bag and off we went. Been hooked every since.
I routinely tour on my Raleigh Superbe with a large saddle bag and a rear rack, I tour on my Raleigh Twenty with a rack bag and small drop down panniers. I also have a couple of other bikes that are better suited for longer tours.
Make sure you can fit a rack, fenders wouldn't hurt and tires in the 32+ range are good.
Aaron
Sure you can tour on any bike but you can also wear a cilice and do self flagellation. It may purify you but it won't necessarily be fun.
I'd say stay away from the Fuji which falls more on the racing side of the bicycle world. Short, choppy ride that doesn't improve with a load and rough surface. Mounting racks would be more difficult and you are more likely to have problems mounting bags on the bike and being able to pedal without heel clipping the bags all the time.
The Sequoia is marginally better. It's still a tad short but at least mounting a rack would be easier.