Hi everyone. Just a follow-up on my question regarding whether a NWT was sufficient for touring in Italy. I called Bike Friday to get their advice and when we reviewed my needs (the fact I'm an avid road biker that wanted a folding bike to use for touring but also for traveling in general), he suggested I get a Pocket Rocket. His rationale was that the Pocket Rocket can accept the same racks as the NWT and as long as I wasn't doing any heavy expedition touring or offroad stuff, that the Pocket Rocket could handle front and rear panniers and a handlebar bag and thus was sufficient for light/moderate touring (e.g, no camping equipment, etc...). My question is whether anyone has toured with the Pocket Rocket. The reps biggest concern is that I wouldn't find the NWT sufficient for road riding considering I typically do 50+ miles and ride the flats at about 20mph.

Any thoughts or advice or experiences would be greatly appreciated.

Jeff