Originally Posted by Road Fan

Ms BG, I think you're right on the money. Last summer I did a handful of metrics toward the end of the season - three on a Woodrup with 32 mm Paselas, and one and a half on my Mondonico with Campy 10 and shod with YJ tubulars. I ended up needing to negotiate 5 miles of gravel road (chip without seal) on the Mondonico and then book hard back to where our car was. The road racer did it all. No reason in my mind that it can't also do one-day 200ks or double Imperials. Those limits are in my legs, not in the bike. I'm sure OFG would agree about his capability on his DeRosas. There's no reason this Rossin won't be similarly great.

AND the Mondo is just lighter and more responsive than the Woodrup, which is itself pretty good among touring bikes - not a slug!