A fun site to visit is http://www.crazyguyonabike.com and click on the different journals to view their touring photos. There are several KOF builders such as Bruce Gordon, Steven Bilenky and others that are turning out great bikes for loaded touring.
Mike Schmidt Stirling, NJ USA
On 12/24/07 8:56 AM, "John Thompson" <john@os2.dhs.org> wrote:
> One of my son's friends recently returned from a year of touring South
> America by bicycle (classic steel, no less!). Nice travel log -- makes
> me wish I was either young again, or retired:
>
> http://travelog.cakt.us/