Originally Posted by
thegambler
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.
You got the right idea. If you can ride the Fuji 50-60 miles/day in reasonable comfort, and can climb a long, 6% grade with it's relative high gearing, toting 30-40 pounds of gear, than it'll be fine for a long x-country. With reliable components of course.