I own both a Tikit and a New World Tourist. The NWT is touring specific, so does just what you'd want a touring bike to do. The Tikit, well....

If you are doing light touring, then with some careful gear selection you could fit it all on a Tikit. What would concern me about using a Tikit for touring is the gears; particularly if you are thinking about mountains. The Tikit has only a single chain ring, so there isn't the kind of big gear range that you'd want if you are planning to tour in the mountains. The stock Tikit has a low of about 30 inches, which is a little high, and a gear range of about 250%, which is a little narrow. If you changed the chainring to get a low of, say, 25 inches, the high would be down around 64 inches. That's a very low high gear. If you went to a nine speed drive train you could open that up a bit, but there might be consequences of a longer cage derailleur on such small wheels.

If you can, try out a Tikit and find yourself a nice big hill to go up. See how your knees feel about it. Think about how your knees will feel with some extra weight on top.

Good Luck!

Speedo