I really appreciate the input! Please keep it coming.

I have a wheelset that I think will work well for touring. The rear wheel is an araya 36 spoke and is wide enough to hold even the largest 700c tire, according to sheldon brown's chart. The front is just a nice older mavic m2 36 spoke, but is also wide enough to hold a 35.

I have a new set of avid shorty canti's that work awsome, so that is covered.

I tried the bar-cons with a few rear derailures and it doesn't work right, so i think i will replace my bars and go with the campy friction shifters.


HOW about pedals? I have a set of crank bros egg beaters, but they start to hurt after 10 miles. I also have some look pedals. What do you all recommend?