Originally Posted by
mijome07
Okay, let's run with this. So what you're saying is your bike (don't forget the aero bars
) fully loaded (2 racks/4 panniers) would be more stable and have greater leverage than say, a touring bike built specifically for this task?
For most of the countries where people cycle in large numbers a tourer *is* what you'd call a hybrid, fitted with euro-style trekking bars - flat bars with built in extensions. The drop handle bike that you think of as a tourer is a nostalgia piece produced in tiny numbers.