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I think it really is one of the most beautiful bits of the world - if it wasn't for the weather and midges it'd be over-run with tourists...
I wouldn't be totally put off Great Glen way, I reckon with suitable tyres you could do quite a lot of it - you'd just have to be prepared to get off and push occasionally. But route 78 would probably be more fun on a road bike (though there are quite a few hills - Crinan canal aside).
I've got a load of photos of that area from last week - will post a few on here when I get time to upload some.
I would maybe think about aiming down towards Tarbert/Campbelltown rather than heading across to Loch Lomond - the roads get a lot busier that way (and you'd probably have to head over 'Rest and be Thankful' which is quite a climb http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A83_road).
You might be able to do something clever with ferries to get you back towards Fort William.
http://www.calmac.co.uk/destinations/route-map.htm
You could get ferries between Oban> Mull> Ardnamurchan peninsula and then back from there. But that's possibly getting over complicated... I think I'm just coming up with fantasy cycle routes for myself now.
Don't rule out using local trains to get you round some of the busier roads if necessary (for example personally I wouldn't want to cycle between Arisaig and Fort William on the A road).
I should really do some work... http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/ will probably have some journals of cycling round that area by people with more experience than me.