I have been going back and forth between a Lynskey Back Road and the Urbano, or frankly if I need a titanium bicycle at all. Currently I am riding my 2010 Trek 520 with a little over 42000 miles on it. I have no complaint with the Trek. I use it for touring and also for virtually all my recreational riding. It has been a fantastic bike, but I am getting to the age where I think I need disc brakes. I recently completed a ride across America, and there were several occasions where I had to stop and rest my hands from squeezing so hard of the brakes. I would be very interested in your thoughts on the Back Road, the Urbano and the advantages and disadvantages of touring on titanium. I too tried contacting Lynskey, but I did not give any comparative information or opinion. They said that any product I asked about was 'just what I wanted'. Hope you enjoy your new bike.