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I think at that price, you really ought!
I reckon light camping on that will be fine (your weight estimation is pretty small), I agree it’s an odd detail that it has lowriders and yet they say it’s a ‘credit-card tourer’ ie not big loads. IME keeping the weight as low down as possible helps with noodlier bikes. Perhaps look at a rear rack that has a second lower rail to hang bags on, like the Tortec Expedition or Epic. It does make a big difference.
Skülly
Thanks for the detailed response!
The current affordable alternative to the Club Tour is a Thorn Audax Mk3 going for less than £250.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/175857432103?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=ZHz7Y_GQQw-&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=T7m36OuJSBy&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY
From reading the Thorn marketing literature they suggest this is unsuitable for any more than a light load. Though it comes with both rear and fork mounted rack mounts, so I'm getting mixed messages... I want it to go camping with probs 15kg load which I reckon should be fine.....right?!