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04-12-05, 08:46 AM

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Originally Posted by velonomad

You can tour on anything if you compromise and spend enough. You could make the Giant suitable for touring, you would just need a different crank and or cassette,wheels tires, probaly a different handle bar or maybe just barends , to get comfortable you will probaly be buying a new saddle. your $770 has now become about $1050- $1200

Here is an example of a bike for a little less money, more versatile . you can tour on it right out of the box ,the crankset is still geared a bit high IMO,but the cassette has a 32T low gear to compensate
http://www.jamisbikes.com/bikes/05_aurora.html#

Or you could look at the Fuji Touring. Price is just a little higher and you would need to make fewer changes. Would do good service with no changes at all.

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