Not throw things off course but Soma has just come out with a very nice (by the looks of it) touring frame. The Soma Saga http://somafab.blogspot.com/2009/09/introducing-soma-saga.html no I don't work for them but I do lust after their frames.
Kent if I was in the position of chosing between those two bikes my only question about the LHT would be "will I look back in 3 months or 6 months or 12 months and wonder what if?" >From your post it doesn't sound like that would be an issue with the Bombadil.... R On Oct 7, 7:40 pm, Mike <mjawn...@gmail.com> wrote: > Kent, that's funny you mention Self-Propelled Devo, he's probably > helped sell so many Surly bikes. I've been following his Puglesy and > Big Dummy exploits via the MTBR forums (the Surly thread) for a few > years now. He is to Surly what Cyclofiend is to Rivendell, an > ambassador of sorts. That Rick Hunter SPD has is nice. My buddy that I > toured with this past summer is friends with Rick and rode his Hunter > cross bike. It's a solid ride. > > But to bring this back to Rivendell... as much as I like Surly, and as > capable as builders such as Rick are, Rivendell does their bikes > really well. I think if you plunked down the extra bucks for a > Bombadil you wouldn't be disappointed. Let us know what you decide. > > --mike --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
