Lightweight camping/touring is clearly possible, it is how I tour.Currently I am in Barrow in Furness having cycled here from Bournemouth. I use a fixer for all of my touring,so kit is as light as I can afford.
I wholeheartedly agree, I enjoyed my last fixed touring so much, I'm now decided to get an ultralight super-compact geometry steel frame with more clearance for bigger tyres (no mudguard), carbon fork, and S&S coupling.
I said that back in January 2011, so a lots have change since then, so I'm now in the boat that it's possible to be even lighter with credit card touring and ultralight touring with camping only going to be as heavy as a normal unladen £700 road bike with cheap wheels.
I wholeheartedly agree, I enjoyed my last fixed touring so much, I'm now decided to get an ultralight super-compact geometry steel frame with more clearance for bigger tyres (no mudguard), carbon fork, and S&S coupling.
I said that back in January 2011, so a lots have change since then, so I'm now in the boat that it's possible to be even lighter with credit card touring and ultralight touring with camping only going to be as heavy as a normal unladen £700 road bike with cheap wheels.