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Location: Central Coast, CA
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Bikes: Surly LHT, Specialized Rockhopper, Nashbar Touring (old), Specialized Stumpjumper (older), Nishiki Tourer (model unknown)
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If you ever plan on touring, get a touring bike. It will handle most other jobs fine, but you'll really be glad to have one if you load it up and go touring.
I have an LHT and love it. But if I was in the market today, the Randonee with the 20% discount (Hurry; March is almost over!) would seal the deal. For the price difference between that and the LHT you could buy a lot of touring stuff - panniers, a front rack, stove, tent.....there's a lot of stuff to buy for loaded touring.