Quote Originally Posted by withm View Post
There is a very good article in Adventure Cycling Magazine on touring bikes and covers a listing from 20 or more manufacturers, and describes some of the more desirable features to look for in a touring bike. Either the May or June issue. They also have quite a few articles archived on their website, but nothing has been added since Dec 07, so this particular article is not yet online. However if you search for touring bikes you get a list of probably 30 or so articles in prior years that you might find helpful.

http://www.adventurecycling.org/index.cfm

CORRECTION: It is the APRIL issue of Adventure Cycling that has this article.