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Well said tschmidty! if I fuddy duddy myself too much about the field repairability of schtuff, I won't even need a new bike because aluminum is maybe more easily repairable than carbon and I already have V brakes (they…
@NoCoGreg... thanks for the feedback about frame material. I would love to have a ti bike but my SO would freak the eff out (I'm already in the doghouse for the 3 soon to be 4 bikes in the shed). Aluminum sucks to weld,…
NoCoGreg wrote: Your intended use for the bike is what many consider "adventure touring". Getting away from everything which also happens to include shops anywhere one can repair/replace broken components. The top two…
Thanks for the great reply tschmidty! Yes on the '29 is basically 700c' comment...I guess when I was concerned I was thinking about the other dimension of the 29er...2.1" width. waaaaay too wide for my plans. but I like…
Thanks for the feedback!! I agree, the Cutthroat is a nice looking ride, but is definitely more bike than I want (29ers are overkill for what I have planned, plus I want a little more top end gearing...I frequently spin…
Apologies if this topic has been beaten to death elsewhere...I did peruse the forum for similar posts and yet still the internal debate is raging! I need a new bike and it needs to be a road bike, a touring bike, and a…