Originally Posted by jdeane4
You say its ok for some touring? I am interested in possibly taking it out for an overnight weekend trip. Would the bike be fairly capable of doing that. My main intention for a bike is to just get a good solid commuter town bike. I am tired of driving everywhere and would like to slow down a bit and enjoy my day to and from places. Also, what do you all think about the Ibex Corrida LT?
Thanks again
JD
I did a small tour on the 7200FX (an ancestor of the 7.2FX). My major complaint was the flat bars after a few hours, but that's going to change from person to person -- my hands go numb. You can mitigate the flat bar issue, if it bothers you, with bar ends. On our weekend trip, I took probably 30 pounds of stuff and had no problems with the bike carrying the weight. I only put probably 500 miles on it before I sold it, but it was trouble-free the whole time. I sold it because I got a touring road bike instead. In sum, for what you've said you're going to do, this is a decent bike.