Originally Posted by
BenzFanatic
^That is why I decided against buying a road bike instead of just fixing up my mountain bike to be a tourer. I don't know how some people survive with small tires on bad roads.
Depends on the tour. If your route is >90% paved roads then there is no point riding on fat tires. I'd rather walk those few rough miles than waste energy on pushing fat tires on asphalt most of the day.