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10-31-06 | 03:31 PM

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Question. If you put the same wheels and gears on a touring bike and on a racing bike what differences would you expect to feel?

I'm keenly interested in a touring bike since I'd like the option of loading it up one day and I think it would be a speed and comfort upgrade over my (probably a little too small) mtb that I've been riding with 1.95" semi-slicks. Plus would hopefully be easier to bag a century and double century on as well.

I know that the touring bike would have a longer geometry and extra braze-ons for fenders/racks but what other differences would someone feel?

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