I've never toured so I may be overestimating the value of being able to use front panniers and shift some of the load forwards of the cog. Seems a benefit though. Trikes kind of force a reliance on rear trunks and panniers. In Europe they tour on Lowracers and Highracers but in the U.S. most touring is done on LWB bikes. Performer makes a nice Kettweisel copy. I'd buy one if I wanted a trike. Not yet. The Greenspeed Anura is another nice Kettweisel copy and was around long before Performer decided to produce a Delta Trike.