Originally Posted by
The Historian
The racing type bike was less money than the touring bike I asked about. To continue the car analogy, he tried to sell me a sports car when I wanted a station wagon.
Touring bikes are kind of hard to come by at LBSs. Did they have any touring bikes in stock? Maybe in his mind he was just trying to substitute out what he thought was one road bike for another one that was in stock. I don't think a lot of people know about all the nuances that define touring bikes such as long chainstays, etc.