I have taken a close look at all the suggested bikes. I can't seem to find much information on the Raleigh Sojurn, no geometry listed and called two bike shops that are supposed to carry Raleigh and no one answered. Will try again tomorrow. One interesting thing though. I did buy my sister a bike from a Trek dealer, same one that I bought my Felt from. We started talking about touring bikes and he said he could get me a Trek 520 disc for $1,299. Is that a fair price? Will go by tomorrow and check out the sizing on the bike but it looks like I will stay with the 54 as my Felt fits like a glove. (after a few modifications). What do people think of the SMT TK seat for touring?