Originally Posted by Chieftan
I don't think Nashbar has any steel touring frames any longer. The only steel frame I can find on their site is an MTB. Please correct me if I'm wrong, because I'm in the market too.
Tom
It's aluminum, but it's $80 off at $200. For the price, I think it's hard to find fault with it. But, I'm fine with Al.
http://www.nashbar.com/profile.cfm?c...Frames%2FBikes
Nashbar Touring Frameset
Built with butted 7005 aluminum tubing, the Nashbar Touring Frameset is perfect for an overnight trip or a trip around the world. We’ve thought of everything: long chainstays to provide stability and reduce pannier heel strike, a third water bottle mount for stove bottles or extra water, frame and fork accommodates 700x38 tires with room for fenders.. The 1 1/8” threadless Cro-Mo fork comes with a 300mm long steer tube. Features and fittings: 3 water bottle mounts, downtube shift bosses, 7 o’clock top tube brake cable routing, rack mounts, fender mounts. Build requirements: 27.2mm seatpost, 1 1/8” threadless headset, 31.8mm clamp front derailleur, 31.8mm seatpost collar, 132.5mm rear spacing accepts both road (130mm) and MTB (135mm) hubs, 45.5mm chainstays in all sizes