That's hilarious. I just faced the exact same decision, in minneapolis, with a bianchi imola with the other bike being a trek 520 on consignment at the hub on minnehaha. I decided to sell the bianchi for the trek. I was able to make almost a straight switch, but the trek was a slightly older frame, built up with some nice components. I am leaving for my first 3 week trip this thursday. At this point I'm very happy with the decision. I don't do a ton of road riding though, and when I do I have another bike that I like to ride. I'm still a total newbie to touring, but I took the trek out to st croix falls a couple of weekends ago and was very happy that I felt confident with my bike. I was with a big group from mplsbikelove.com, which you should check out, but I think that had I kept the bianchi I would have worried about it holding up to the load, especially the wheels. No worries for me means more enjoyment on the road. Hope that's helpful in some way