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+1 for a 531 tourer, I've had a raleigh randonneur 531st for years and done bits of touring but mainly pootling around in cities not slowly but not too quickly. Braze on's for f+r racks and guards and clearence for ~35mm tyres which is all you really need.
Dawes Galaxy's were very popular and many are still about and running about, same with claud butler touring thingies. Most of these can be a nice stem and saddle away from looking pretty nice IMHO and aren't exactly expensive (mine was ~£275 with nice enough parts if I remember).
ZenithE
Thank you for your feedback!
Yea, used steel tourer frame was what I had in mind, any particular brands to recommend?
You mentioning F&S hubs actually reminded me that I did plan to add at least a 2-speed "automatic" (kickback) hub to that mini-cargo I have, totally forgot about that.
Actually now that I think about it maybe I could just upgrade this little thing with maybe a 3-speed, a proper saddle, and think of something to fit some panniers and that might give me what I want basically without building a whole new bike..
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