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i want one too, but i dont think itl be much use for touring. 3 gears that are wide apart is always going to leave you in completely the wrong cadance for the terrain. itl be great for everyday riding as imagine you just stay in the top gear (3rd gear-direct drive) for most of the time like a normal fixed, but then you have the smaller gears for backup when you hit an incline (2nd gear) or a hill (3rd gear). when you factor in the weight of touring equipment being in the right gear is more important.
from my limited experience of touring i found that antyhing that isnt quite right about your bike is really going to annoy you when your doing long miles day after day. ive doen it on fixed, but at the time i didnt know any better :)