Originally Posted by
guadzilla
Standard BF answer - get a cross bike. With skinny tires, it works pretty much as a road bike. With fatter tires, you can tour with it.
Make sure you get a general-purpose cross bike - they usually have mounts for fenders and racks. Race-oriented cross bikes dont.
This. Also, you can take a look at my cross bike outfitted for light touring by going to the link in my sig.