aw, since we're doing pictures, some smoothie ES #1,

red Soma ES frame #2 in the garage. rode the first one so much i snapped it

and my travel cross bike, a surly travelerscheck, which doesn't ride as nice as a sport touring geometry bike. Whippier and you feel taller in the pedals at speed, a higher center of balance feels different as you rail bikes through corners IMO, and cross bikes sacrifice some of the stability found in Sport bikes with their typically lower bottom bracket and longer chainstays...

sport touring geometry, very light tour worthy road bikes. Several of the manufacturers make this model of bike off the peg that me and others have mentioned.Jamis Satellite, Raleigh Clubman......Unfortunately, Specialized Bike doesn't offer a classic sport touring bike for some reason. The sSectuer isn't it.

Trek 1.1 might still have LR brakes on it, though. Check that at the shop.