VtT_Speed_TR - Have you toured on your Fargo? I just finished building a 2011 Fargo for touring (got it in Fun Guy Green, not pearl white) but have not tried it with a load yet. Supposedly the new 2011 frames are slightly more of a MTB geometry, but I think I might have preferred the older geometry more. I am riding 50mm Schwalbe Big Apple tires now and I find them really comfy to ride on all of the crap we deal with here in Pittsburgh.