Cycle Touring 101: An intro to touring bicycles

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1. I liked the Video!
   
   A few corrections: Top tubes are shorter, not longer on touring bikes because more upright riding positions have shorter reach... The first reason the chainstays are longer is to balance weight distribution. Shallow head angles and extended fork rake increases the distance from the bottom bracket to the front hub. This is balanced by increasing chainstay length... Additionally, longer chainstays help to keep the center of mass of the panniers in front of the rear wheel hub. This prevents the front end of the bike to become lighter under heavy pannier loads... I agree though, that heal clearance is another reason for longer stays...
   
   A few touring tricks of mine: 1) I use elliptical granny gears. Properly phased, they help you to stay in the saddle when climbing steep hills... 2) Rims should be as wide or almost as wide as the tires are large for Best Ride quality. Though, wider rims may only be available for disk brake bikes... 3) I prefer dual pivot brakes, specifically the ones where the pivots mount directly into the frame... These are a Lot more responsive than the cantilever brakes... Last, I'm a Fan of Gel Saddle Pads for the open road...
   
   What I Liked Most about Your Bike: Loved the Wine Straps! Liked the Front rack, never had one, but it looks much better than trying to secure the bag just to the bars... Pretty machine overall. Two Thumbs Up!
2. I have a Ridgeback World Panorama Deluxe and a Brooks B17 with Titanium steel railings love the video
3. I know this question has been addressed but I don't see the answer. What's the bike's brand? I ould like to get me one exactly like that one, including the wine rack.
4. What's the size of your wheel?
5. can someone PLEASE PLEASE tell me the name of the music in this video P-P-P-PLEEEEEEEASE!!!
6. Bitch'n bike .. where can I purchase That exact bike
7. sweet
8. Respect
9. Great video.. 
10. Ordered a disc brake 520. I am adding Metro FSA bars, I just cannot DO the Drops.
11. Why does your leather seat have a hole in it?
12. 🍷👬😚🍌✊😥
13. is it old bike or just new steel series? Looks awesome!
14. one important frame design on touring bike is the length of the head tube length for more upright sitting. If you see a frame that has super long head tube length, its designed more for that.
15. Great video...very informative!
16. Great video, thanks. When you're touring without a lock, what do you do with the bike when you want to hike up a hill (hide it, don't bother - nobody will take it, etc)?
17. The front rack and handlebar bag who makes them??
18. Thanks for the overview.... I'm curious about your front racks. Who makes them?
19. Really interesting video. I cycle on a Merida Mountainbike. In the beginning I was thinking this was perfect. Now I see what I miss for the long ride. I am not even sure I can fit front panniers on it. One thing for sure I handling too much on the back. two times in Myanmar my rack has just snapped off and beyond a proper repair because it is alu or something. Have gotten a few local welding jobs done, but it does not last. On the other hand the roads have not been great, but adventurous ;) However , these kind of bike you are showing here, can you get like fatter tires for them , similar to a "normal" mountainbike ?
20. Your wheel base is not your chain stay length. Chain stay length contributes to wheel base and having longer chain stays are important but your use of terminology is off. Wheel base is the distance between the contact patches of the tires (where the tires touch the road). Having more distance between the wheels which makes the bike more stable, and is very important for touring bikes.