Along the same lines, I've been looking at the Soma Double Cross. Roughly comparable to the Cross Check, but has braze-ons for front low- rider panniers -- the LHT also has them, naturally, but afaik the Cross Check doesn't.
If only Riv offered "build kits"... best, Alex On Sep 8, 7:04 pm, "David Estes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > how 'bout adding the surly cross-check to the list? a little > lighter/quicker than a LHT? > > de > > > > On Mon, Sep 8, 2008 at 3:26 PM, Ray Shine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Surly Long Haul Trucker. As much bike as you can get for the money, and > > perfect for touring. > > > RS > > > --- On *Mon, 9/8/08, William Henderson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>*wrote: > > > From: William Henderson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Subject: [RBW] Looking for Light Touring Bike in Bay Area... > > To: "RBW Owners Bunch" <rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com> > > Date: Monday, September 8, 2008, 11:03 AM > > > Hey All, > > I'm in San Francisco and looking for a lighter steel bike to do some > > daily road rides, S24O's and occasional longer tours. I pack light > > and am a light rider (~150lbs) so I was looking at the AHH/Bleriot or > > equivalent instead of the Atlantis, even though I plan on some longer > > (500m+) > > rides in the distant future. Mostly though, I want it to be > > fast enough for quicker day rides and quick trips. Anyway, I'm about > > 6 feet and a 59cm AHH felt just about right last time I rode one. > > $3200's a bit much for my pocket book...I have built bikes before so > > I'm thinking of buying the frame and then parting it up myself, but > > thought I might check here first in hopes of finding something. Also > > interested in the Bleriot but of course it seems to have gone the way > > of the Dodo and I don't know much about those 650b's. Anybody got > > some advice or else a bike to sell me? thanks, > > > wc. > > -- > Cheers, > David > Redlands, CA --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
