Originally Posted by jimmuter

I'd also like to take it on a longer, more representative test ride. Is it asking too much to take it for a half hour? In case anyone is interested, my short list is: Trek 520; Specialized Tricross Comp; Jamis Nova and Novara Rivet. I'd really like to feel the difference between a touring frame and a cyclocross frame. Feel free to offer other suggestions of similar bikes, but please don't tell me to build my own up. I'm not very mechanically inclined.