Last week a posed a question about local dealers for touring bikes. 
Thanks to all those that responded. 

 Touring bikes are hard to come by, and most dealers only have 1 or 2 in
stock. Your in luck if they have your size, as if it's not in stock,
they probably can't get one in this year. I ended up purchasing a 2001
Mikado D'Iberville touring bike from Fresh Air. Chromoly frame, Shimano
105, etc.  The specs have changed with this years bike, but you can see
what Mikado is offering at http://www.mikadobicycles.ca/

 I was very tempted by the the Eclipse at Peccos in Hull, but a
combination of: a history of bad service, no 3rd water bottle braze-on,
only 32 spoke wheels, and a stiff aluminum frame kept me from it. 

 It feels good to be back on a touring bike. Not as responsive as my
road bike, but a lot more comfortable on less than optimum roads.  Now
where did I put that route map to Nova Scotia?
 
regards, 

   ,__o      Greg Goodwin
 _-\_<,      "Life's a Journey, not a Destination"
(*)/'(*)     [EMAIL PROTECTED]  Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
             http://www.magma.ca/~whitey

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