Joined: Aug 2010
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From: Madison, WI
Bikes: 1961 Ideor, 1966 Perfekt 3 Speed AB Hub, 1994 Bridgestone MB-6, 2006 Airnimal Joey, 2009 Thorn Sherpa, 2013 Thorn Nomad MkII, 2015 VO Pass Hunter, 2017 Lynskey Backroad, 2017 Raleigh Gran Prix, 1980s Bianchi Mixte on a trainer. Others are now gone.
If you are credit card touring, you could get by with a carbon wonder bike. If your camping gear is ultra light and you never cook, you do not need much more than you would need for credit card touring.
My expedition bike is about 40 pounds but the frame is rated to handle up to 62 kg of gear not counting the rider. That is more weight than I will ever carry, but the bike will not break or shimmy regardless of what I put on it.
Every other touring bike will be somewhere in between. How much gear do you want to carry?