Yes, I do, and that's what I'm getting at. Let's not delude ourselves into thinking that a purpose-built bike is the only thing that can do the job. And my Volpe would make an excellent long distance touring bike. I rode worse bikes than the Volpe back when full-on touring bikes were not sold in the US.

I adore my Volpe. I took it out yesterday for two errands yesterday, totaling four miles. It was very cold and windy, so locals think I'm nuts, but it was better to do four miles than zero.

Here it is outside my former workplace, with panniers on and an unused front rack.