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So I'm thinking of finally upgrading from the meh performance hybrid Giant Escape I've been riding for the last five years to a proper road bike. I'm thinking of going touring-mode to entertain my fantasies of a Arkansas-to-Washington-State tour next year, and they seem like they would handle AR gravel and shoddy roads well enough and our hilly topography.
I'm looking at a few, what do you think?
Fuji Touring - $750, Sora. Seems affordable and solid, but I wonder about the Sora. Would it be better to save up longer and get the . . .
Jamis Aurora - $930, sporting a Tiagra RD? I've never ridden anything but my current low end drivetrain, what is really the difference between Sora and Tiagra, worth $180?
Or, should I save up for a few more months and get a Long Haul Trucker, Disc, sporting 105 and disc brakes?
