Touring Equipment

That Tifosi is nice. Needs more spokes for a heavy load I would have thought, and it has to be from Evans sadly.
I just associate Ridgebacks with all the nodders that get in my way at junctions. I guess they're popular for a reason though.
Will give it a test ride.

Yep, the wheels are the only weak point, I built him a 36 Sora hub on Mavic A719 for the rear, the front has ben fine and he's a big chap (95kg)

I had a Ridgeback when I got back into riding 5 years ago and it was great value but definitely needed a lot of tightening up!
Did a 6 day tour and ended up rebuilding the wheels on the second day...
After that it was fine.

The Dalesman looks like a good deal:
http://www.evanscycles.com/products/claud-butler/dalesman-2010-road-bike-ec022484