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One thing I've learnt; proper touring cyclists tend to be people who doesn't cycle in the first place, merely chosen the bike as it's the cheapest, easiest and quickest way of seeing a country.
The Thorn was a great bike, stable, strong, handle a huge amount of weight, ultimately boring.
I enjoyed cycling, and I also enjoyed touring, it's entirely possible to join those two together*.
The fixed wheel is really is part of the challenge as 50 miles a day is very doable, also would bring more attention to getting people to donate for the charity, *obviously I somewhat doubt it would be as enjoyable as a light geared bicycle, but alas.
I think it's a great frame for the money, it's not everyday you get to see a decent fixed wheel light touring frame (the caliper version is more of an audax with smaller clearance), it was pretty comfortable and nice to have a slightly longer than average headtube.
Having said that, their 2012 model is all horizontal top tube, and due to the type of customers who choose those frame, the headtube is smaller.