Joined: Aug 2010
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From: Madison, WI
Bikes: 1961 Ideor, 1966 Perfekt 3 Speed AB Hub, 1994 Bridgestone MB-6, 2006 Airnimal Joey, 2009 Thorn Sherpa, 2013 Thorn Nomad MkII, 2015 VO Pass Hunter, 2017 Lynskey Backroad, 2017 Raleigh Gran Prix, 1980s Bianchi Mixte on a trainer. Others are now gone.
You are approaching this all wrong. There is significant personal preference to handlebar type (drop or non-drop bars) and whether or not you use racks/panniers or trailers. Depending on which of these options you decide on, the list of bikes to look at gets much shorter. Assuming that you will not be using trailers if you are flying to another continent to tour, that means that you only have to decide on drop bars or non-drop bars before you start looking for the bike that means your requirements.