Originally Posted by
GodsBassist
It would be between my touring and road bike. Necessity would probably dictate touring. (gotta get those groceries) It's not as fun, though!
The beauty of a touring bike with the right widths on the fork and chainstays at the BB is that you can go from narrow wheels and tyres for a bit of fun, to wide and fat for 29er/CX style of offroad. Even with just 32s or 35s on our touring bikes, we can handle some of the offroad trails on offer around here without dramas.
The rack braze-ons really help for load carrying solutions, the rear triangle is sturdy enough to take a trailer, and as far as I can see, a conversion to a cargobike wouldn't take much work, either.
A couple of sets of wheels and tyres in the garage, and you've got yourself a bike that can do almost anything.