It seems that someone was just talking about a touring shop in philly a couple days ago. Wonder if they'd be worth a look.
Edit: here's the quote. follow the link if you want a bit of follow up discussion about them.
Originally Posted by
indyfabz
Living in Philly, I try to steer would-be tourers to Trophy Bikes. They usually have several CC and LHTs on the floor along with a Troll and/or Ogre. And they have employees with actual touring experience.
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Bikes: 1996 Eddy Merckx Titanium EX, 1989/90 Colnago Super(issimo?) Piu(?), 1990 Concorde Aquila(hit by car while riding), others in build queue "when I get the time"