Florida to Oregon in 2007
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Florida
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Bikes: LeMond Buenos Aires, Trek 7500, Scattante CFR, Burley Hudson
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Yes a road bike can be a good touring bike. But you probably can not bring as much stuff as you have listed. The first limitation is the ability to mount a front rack. Most road bikes do not have eyelets on the fork. Check to see if your proposed road bike does. If not, then you are left with a rear rack bag and two rear panniers, and maybe a handlebar bag. Road bikes with a load on the back exhibit changed stability so you will need to practice with the load before you depart. The different stability is not necessarily bad, just different.