I'll throw this 'oddball' into the mix: Trek FX 7.3

I bought one of these in 2006 to get back into bicycling. Got interested in getting back into touring last year (my Cannondale tourer got stolen in 2000), but wanted to do it on the cheap since I ws looking at short/credit card trips. I noticed my Trek had all the eyelets and mounts needed for front and rear racks and fenders and bottles, plus a longish wheelbase (450 MM BB to rear axle centers), so I tried using it for some overnighters in 2010. It worked great!. I've since modified it with close-out deal parts from on-line bike shops and will probably keep using it through 2011 until I find a touring bike that I really like.

The Cannondale Touring bikes: They stopped making them in 2010. I'd really like to get another of these, as I prefer their ultra-stiff aluminum frame vs the more traditional steel touring frames. That stiff frame worked great as an unloaded reacreational long distance riding bicycle, too.