Originally Posted by
Squeezebox
Personally I think it's strange that I can buy a mountain bike of the shelf, or a credit card bicycle right off the shelf. Or cyclo cross. Paris Robais, road bike, and all the others off the shelf.
But why do I have to buy a touring bicycle and then have to change a bunch of stuff on it to get it right? Why not off the shelf??
http://www.bikeforums.net/touring/1057015-a.html
8 days ago, you started the exact same thread.
You dont have to change a bunch of stuff to get a touring bike 'right'. You CHOOSE to change the stuff because you WANT different stuff.
Do you not understand the difference between a WANT and a NEED?
I could want into my local Trek LBS and ride out on a 520 in my size(they also sell LHT, but dont have one in my size in stock) today. I could change nothing on it and ride for thousands of miles.