I'm considering what would be my first tour late this coming summer with a friend of mine. I was wondering what you tourers thought of using my Cannondale r1000 with a Bob trailer as my rig for a tour. I am aware this is a fairly lightweight frame, with light road wheels, and would need to be geared down in order to even be feasible.

If this really isn't such a good idea, another idea I was thinking of pursuing was a cyclocross bike for added durability instead of my roadie. I'm also a larger (heavy) than smaller cycling types, I could easily weight in between 220-250 even if I am in good shape for touring, so that maybe a deterent from using my r1000.

I'm not trying to avoid spending money on a dedicated touring rig if that is what I really should be going for, I'm just considering these other options because I already have the road bike and a cyclocross bike would get more use outside of touring.

Thanks for the advice.