The Trek has 27 x1 1/4 tires on it, and I have built a rear rack for panniers for it. I am comfortable on that bike, but one downside to it is the triple on the front. It has a 28-45-50 on it, which I love but I am not sure how Ill do with it on a tour. I like the Nishiki, and I modified it tonight, took a set of drop bars off another bike, and threw it on it. Since it had thumb shifters I took them and put them at the end of bars so its like bar end shifters. Yeah its negro rigged, but I took what I have and Im making it work. I am working on getting the Nishiki where its real confortable for me to ride on longer trips.