Originally Posted by
LeeG
just out of curiosity what happens if you go into a bike shop and ask for a "touring bicycle"?
If you are talking to me, they scratch their heads, and suck their teeth three times, then show me a couple of bikes they think are touring bikes. The shop I go to a lot has the LHT and the Surly CC as well as a couple other "Touring bikes" but they are not big sellers.
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