Old 06-19-09, 11:45 AM
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As I point out on my touring bikes page, a racing bike is probably the most unsuitable machine of all for touring. Some of the issues have been pointed out -- short chainstays, no braze-ons/eyelets -- but the drawbacks are many.

You probably can't fit wider tyres and certainly not fenders deserving of the name. Carbon fibre makes it even more difficult, because who wants to put P-clamps on a carbon fibre frame?

Let's not even get into gearing -- which is likely to be wholly inadequate for hauling loads over hills.

It's just wrong.
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