Light Touring Bike Advice
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Dogtrousers
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I'm with @smutchin here. If you don't want an all out tourer you'll end up with two very similar bikes. Nothing wrong with that necessarily, but you might be able to spend your cash more wisely.
At a rough guess E.Mids to Newcastle is about 300-400k depending on route. I'm guessing you'll take 2-4 days and staying in B&Bs etc (ie not camping) so you'll need to carry a change of gear and maybe something to wear off the bike, tolietries, towel maybe. Possibly some squishy shoes if you ride road cleats. You should be able to squeeze that lot into a saddlebag or seat post mounted pack. Panniers may be overkill for a one off.
At a rough guess E.Mids to Newcastle is about 300-400k depending on route. I'm guessing you'll take 2-4 days and staying in B&Bs etc (ie not camping) so you'll need to carry a change of gear and maybe something to wear off the bike, tolietries, towel maybe. Possibly some squishy shoes if you ride road cleats. You should be able to squeeze that lot into a saddlebag or seat post mounted pack. Panniers may be overkill for a one off.
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@Dogtrousers, pretty much spot on for what my thoughts were for planning the trip!