One of the reasons for the poll is because after retiring in Jan of this year I started working a couple of day a week in my LBS just to help them keep up with repairs and I like hanging around there anyway. Most days I ride my LHT to the shop fully loaded as practice for a couple of upcoming tours. It was really interesting to see the reaction most of the customers have to the bike, even the hard core roadies or triathletes were at least curious and many said they would love to do a tour. I even let a couple of the ones that I know well take the beast out for a ride, they were all impressed how stable it was and they really didn't notice the weight like they thought they would. When I was talking to them about touring you could see that far away look in their eyes dreaming of just riding, camping and being care free. I think we are on the the leading edge of another touring surge but thats just my humble opinion.