Hey there All!  
    I am planning a Tour to Ireland , Great Britian, and of course over to 
France, Germany and anywhere the White Line leads me!  Does Anyone have 
experience with this area of Touring?  Im relatively an experienced rider, 
rode several centuries, and tour all ove Ontario on a regular basis, however, 
a few years ago someone "LiberateD" my Bianchi and my buds Bertrand, and we 
were rather " broke " so we gave it up for a bit.  Now, I come in to buy a 
new bike, and find so many options, such as Hybrids and Touring bikes.  And 
Shimano has so many thing out now, where SIS was a big deal when I was in, 
now it appears to be bottom line!  Can Anyone place the compnents in an order 
of quality, IE, Shimano Acer, Altus, Alivio, STX, STX-RC, blah blah blah???
    Thanks to all who reply or read this!
                                                      Gary Dunne 
                                                      Windsor, Ont.
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