Originally Posted by
Venturarace
The truth is I have NO intentions at ALL in doing touring or adding panniers to the bike. I will be using the bike for casual to moderate weekend group/solo rides, 25-50 mikes charity rides and hopefully a Century in the
future. Im beginning to think the Masi Randonnuer really is NOT the appropriate bike for my needs.
Thoughts?
why are you posting in a Touring forum?
seriously you're overthinking one straightline measurement of one part of a bike. You could just as well obsess over tubing diameter or wall thickness for the relevance to your needs. A bike built for carrying loads needs to be built more heavily with heavier wheels and tires than one that isn't. Since you aren't touring look around for a comfortable riding light road bike. And don't forget to check the pressure in the tires regularly.