acantor your right on the weight issue but overall the amazon would i reckon be a better all round bike for me .
but im not going ahead with this plan it's going to be shelved for the time being.
i was selling my look kx carbon bike to finance this plan ,but i spent to much money on it to let it go for practically nothing.
besides the thorn sherpa is really a fantastic touring bike and that also cost me a small fortune.
no I'll wait until i can afford to buy the frame for cash better all round i think.
if i had have known the type of touring i was going to do when i started i would have bought a much lighter bike like the van nichloas amazon ,it's a mistake i made buying the thorn no need for a bike like this for just carrying two panniers and a barbag,super bike if i was going to cross the desert or some other extreame place but i'm not .i diden't know this at the time touring was all new to me i knew nothing about touring or touring bikes but i sure do now.