Good deal, if you have riden all the different options then you know your way around. Often people can't get on a touring bike that easily so it's guess work. Things will probably work out ok as far as bags are concerned, or at least reasonable size ones. I use my touring bags around town, on an old short stay mountian bike and while I get a little interference, it's not bad, and those stays are really short. For the lightweight touring I use seratus bags which are the forerunners of the current MEC bags, I gues one would say their cheap ones. Those are pretty small and you shouldn't have any problems either getting the gear in, or out of the way on the bike.