Originally Posted by
CenturionIM
I think you all are right. I am probably better served going to a dedicated touring platform. It will take a lot of money to convert this guy and still have to deal with the limitations. Sigh, really like the look of this bike. thePic was taken at time of purchase, saddle tilt has since been corrected. Regrettably I did not get it for cheap. I was really into C&V then and paid 275$.....
It'll be hard to stay under $1,000 if you're building up a frame. How about a nice C&V mountain bike to tour on? Look around, find a good example, make sure anything gets fixed as needed. I'm thinking this would be a third of your budget, or less.
By the way, the Miyata is a nice bike, and everyone needs more than one bike, so I think everything is good here....
