Looking to get into some long distance touring, have already done a few ~500 mile tours and looking to do multiple month tours but I don't have very much money.
Does /n/ know if this bike will hold up on the road? I imagine I will have to replace the rear rack and probably get a new wheelset. I am kind of worried about cantilever brakes as I have never used them and hear they can be unstable and generally shit in the rain.
I've noticed the components are kind of a hodge-podge of parts which seems really odd and off putting really, but the price...well I cannot find any touring specific bikes for even close to that low of a price.
I am also not opposed to building a bike from a frameset but I cannot seem to find any cromoly, touring geometry, framesets within my budget.
Thanks for an advice
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