Hi PH,
Thanks for your response and the link to the list of tubing specs.
To be honest, I hunted (and Googled) high and low for a review of the Club Tour prior to purchase in 2005 but without success. The only review I have been able to run to earth is in Cycling + 189 (November 2006) and is now reproduced on the Thorn site. I am sure I still would have bought the bike had I read the review.
In answer to your puzzlement, the reason other people are surprised at the weight is purely because tourers are not popular in this part of the world (Brisbane in Australia) and nearly everyone rides lightweight road bikes (or MTB’s.) They just don’t expect a road bike to weigh more than 10kg.
Cheers,
pj