Originally Posted by
jethin
Congrats, you’ve come a long way baby. Sell the Trek and get a Surly, prob a LHT. Build it, put fatties on it and ride. You’re welcome.
I bought an LHT about the time I was giving up on the 760. It was well made and very stable. However, it felt equally as "dead" to me as the 760. It was also HEAVY. Perhaps I would have loved it if I wanted a true Tourer, but I didn't.
People have different preferences, but I've found that 1970's Raleigh Internationals and Competitions are spirited riders that adapt to multiple configurations very readily - and which accommodate "fatties", and which go up hills and weigh 3-5 pounds less than did the LHT when all built up. They can be found for considerably less $$ than a new LHT also.