Originally Posted by
Kapusta
Affordable
Bombproof
Versatile
Weight not a factor
Look at Surly Bikes. Troll, Bridge Club or Long Haul / Disc Trucker come to immediately to mind.
Surly is definitely on my list. Haven’t had a chance to get up close and personal yet, but there are a couple of places about an hour away that supposedly stock them.
Actually, I did see one at my LBS, which normally stocks Trek and Cannondale. I assume it was a special order for a customer, though it was out on the floor. Maybe the customer had rejected it for some reason. It was by itself in the far corner as if it had been bad and was having a time out.