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exteroceptive-
I’ve had dynamos on my cargo and commuter bikes. Amazing tech
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I had one, never used it much so now it’s on the commuter.
When I tour, I rarely cycle at night. I also have a decent sized power bank that will keep my phone charged for 4-5 days and then I’m normally somewhere I can charge stuff. Hub to usb charging thingies are expensive and apparently fairly slow to charge devices. I don’t have any electronics other than phone, uv water purifier and kindle when I tour so don’t need much power.
However, I’m planning longer and more remote trips in the future so this may change.
DarioRB
T_Unit
Yes. Monstrosity. Ugly, heavy, aluminium, poor components, unnecessary hub dynamo, probably crap wheels though it doesn’t really specify. You could get an older steel touring bike for a lot less money. It will be beautiful and elegant and take you a long way.
You asked. This is my answer.
My current tourer weighs 11.5kg and it was still too heavy when I was pushing it up hills in Thailand.
Does also depend, sort of, on what sort of touring you are planning. Although it’s perfectly possible to ride almost any bike most places, if you want to.