Originally Posted by
thegambler
So a friend and me are planning on doing our first real bike tour. We will be leaving from Minneapolis and heading to Seattle. My question is I have a fuji del rey made in 85 that i planned on fixing up with new parts and making it my touring rig. Is this a bad idea or what? Im new to the whole touring thing so we plan on making a trip to duluth this fall kinda to act as a test ride on my bike.
As long as it is reliable you can tour on just about anything. More up to date components would mean more places to get replacements along the way but probably is not worth worrying about since you can just upgrade.
Issues you may have are heel or toe strike but most times those problems can be solved too with the right pannier / rack combination.