Have you looked at the Salsa Fargo?
On Oct 7, 3:32 pm, kent <broken.cy...@gmail.com> wrote:
> (posted to RBW Owner's Bunch and Surly LHT & CC groups... because for
> some odd reason not everyone reads both!)
>
> I drink Grant-flavored Kool Aid. I want an all-rounder on which to
> commute, run errands, go camping, tag along with casual road rides, do
> some short touring now and some long distance, unsupported and
> possibly adventure-style touring in the future. I want a bike that can
> be my only bike if I am ever so unfortunate (or committed to
> minimalism) as to wind up in such a state.
>
> After much wandering I have narrowed my choices down to two different
> quasi-descendants of the Atlantis: the Rivendell Bombadil and the
> Surly Long Haul
>
> The LHT is dead on the sweet spot for price vs quality that I usually
> shoot for. It's a bike that could do everything I want for many years
> to come. It is a bike I would enjoy owning. This would be my third and
> likely not my last Surly; I recently swapped a KM for a 1x1=11 and the
> Big Dummy and the Conundrum are just begging me to come up with
> excuses.
>
> The Bombadil just pushes all my buttons. Although there are a couple
> of Riv frames that I find 'prettier' I love the look, (And the AHH
> just isn't beefy enough if I want to take 200lbs of rider + XXlbs of
> gear down singletrack.) The Bullmoose bars make it even better. I've
> seen a couple of pictures of great paint jobs, but I'd take mine clear
> coated, it just fits. I even love the name and would likely
> occasionally be seen to hum the song while I rode.
>
> A Bombadil in my size would be 650b, and I'm still not 100% sold on
> that. I've got no problem with them technically, just concerned about
> what kind of variety of tires will continue to be available as I am
> fond of options (the choices available now are great...)
>
> Unique is a bonus in my book. The LHT isn't too common in the general
> cycling world, but it is common lately in the touring world (a good
> thing in my book, except if I'm on one!) Bombadil on the other hand is
> about as unique as you get short of full custom or re-purposing
> something non one else would think of riding long distances.
>
> Ah, but then there's that cost... 3x as much for the frame and
> unlikely to be built up nearly so economically as the LHT complete. Oh
> well. As you can tell, I've pretty well sold myself on the Bombadil.
> So why post this? Just to stir up some discussion, get some different
> perspectives. How much more would you pay for the bike you really
> wanted over the bike you knew would not only do the job, but even be
> enjoyable?
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