Originally Posted by
cyclezealot
We found an easy and inexpensive way to do sag. The non cycling spouses went on ahead carrying our stuff in the car.. We met up with them later.. They had their silly day of shopping, etc. While we rode.
Sag is lame. OP I see no problem at all, its not like its some elite 8 lb carbon racing bike or something. If you are careful to load the bike properly it should be fine for that short tour. Of course you could just pull a trailer like you said. Its not like you are going into the antarctic or patagonia... (well you make it sound like you are going in the US).
Get some wheels more suited to touring.
If you aren't going till next year just get your panniers set up and test it out and work out any bugs.