Is it worth it?
06-10-22, 06:58 PM
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You should consider upgrades for the current bike AND a new bike. A bike that has 50,000 miles deserves respect.
06-10-22, 07:07 PM
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Nothing useful to add - just noting that I had not previously been aware that there's a bike called a Surly Long Haul Trucker.
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06-11-22, 10:35 PM
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06-13-22, 09:43 AM
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In my opinion, the LHT and the Salsa Marrakesh are neck-in-neck for the title of Best Touring Bike, although Trek 920 is also nice, and Co-Motion offers some really great stuff, at a much higher price point.
06-13-22, 09:48 AM
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I have a Soma Saga frame and built the bike up from that, so I guess I have no skin in this. But I had the 520 for quite some time, and it was pretty nice. The new one with the Al fork leaves me scratching my head, and the component set looks a bit sketchy.
10-31-22, 04:54 AM
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If I were in your shoes, I would keep the frame and install a new SRAM NX Eagle groupset. For this groupset, Microshift makes a bar end shifter that can be used on your drop bars.
