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07-28-11 | 08:57 AM

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cyccommute

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Originally Posted by late

Your problem is that you need a real touring bike.

Most ti bikes are like that Sportive, more of a general purpose bike.

And custom ti is very expensive.

This is a very, very good touring bike..

http://gunnarbikes.com/site/bikes/grand-tour/

Well, the Gunnar is quite similar to the Sportive in geometry which puts it in the same category of also ran touring bikes. Good loaded touring bikes are ones like Bruce Gordon BLT, Surly LHT, Soma Saga, Co-Motion Americano and Trek 520. I'd put the Cannondale touring bikes in the same category, if they were still being made.

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