Originally Posted by
NikZak
I'm currently training for that exact same type of trip... 2000km this november, melbourne to sydney and back
the bike recommended to me was a 2011 Bauer Suburban Flatbar Road bike
has discs front and back, ability to mount all your panniers required for touring and is nice and easy to ride with wide tyres and comfortable geometry
check it out
Have you bought the bike yet?
To be honest I wouldn't recommend such a bike for a long road trip. Sorry, some people in shops just have NO idea anymore. They just want to sell what they have on the floor.
You really NEED drop bars for such a ride to give you different hand positions and I would be going with old fashioned rim brakes for reliability and serviceability out the back of woop woop. There are a couple of touring specific bikes on the market and this is what I would be getting for such a ride.
Anthony