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Bikes: A bunch of old bikes and a few new ones

Originally Posted by John E
If I could have only one bicycle, it would be a road touring bike similar to that, with clearance for wide tires and perhaps mudguards, powerful brakes, lots of gears, and rear rack accommodations.
+1 on this. This is the swiss army knife style of bikes. I picked up a lugged Trek 750 hybrid (same geometry as the 520s) just for this reason. Now I just need to build it, . I had a Bianchi touring similar to the OP's and I thought it was a very fine, all around bike.
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