So I have the opportunity to buy a 2001 Jamis Aurora at a great price, and I am interested in using it for long distance touring. However, when I was looking at it on bikepedia (
http://www.bikepedia.com/Quickbike/B...rora&Type=bike) it says under "type" that it is a road/sport bike, but with newer models it changes to touring. So I guess my question is: Did the Jamis Aurora not start as a touring bike, but was built to be one in succeeding years? Or could this be used as a loaded touring bike? Thanks for your help.