Originally Posted by
noglider
Standalone, you raise good points to counter-balance my arguments.
I sure love to debate about stuff! Can't go having my long held touring bike assumptions sacred cows questioned without mounting a vigorous defense!
I think that some of what you were getting at maybe relates to the overpriced touring bikes that are out there on the used market. Much as I love them, they are indeed not necessarily "all that."
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