Originally Posted by Dahon.Steve
I agree with the poster who said she's in the wrong forum. The OP is looking to tour with a race bike and a sag wagon. If this is the case, she probably won't need a traditional tourer and a race bike might just be fine. In fact, she might feel weighed down with a traditional tourer. I guess the real question would be, if you had to choose race bike for touring, what bike would that be?
But then again, Steve, touring isn't about the kind of bike you ride to do it.
I'd hate to ship her off to the roadies forum just because she wants to tour on a race bike. Them folks will have her on a carbon bike, carting an HRM, touring from Starbucks to Starbucks and joining the OCP! Worse, 'he who shall remain un-named' may tell her that women have no business riding a nice bike!
If the OP ever replies, perhaps we can get a better handle on what her real needs and desires are.
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