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Old 01-22-10, 11:19 PM
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nigelh86
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Kona Jake and touring

Hi, I am in the market for a new bike and was wondering what to look at. I'm planning on going on a 1000km trip from edmonton to christina lake this summer and then would be riding 20km to work everyday once i got there. After coming home i think i would use the bike mostly more commuting. I have a budget of around $1000. I was quite interested in the Kona Jake (1050$) but after reading a whole bunch of posts on this site today I began second guessing this choice. Edmonton has lots of bike stores but they dont seem to carry many of the ones suggested on this site. Is the kona going to work well for what i want it for or is it the wrong choice, I think the frame is alluminum which sounds like a poor choice.

Thanks for any help
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