Originally Posted by
Jude
The Fargo is a very cool bike, and not outside the range I could probably handle. But I don't get why you think $1000 to $1500 is unrealistic; it seems there are a quite decent number of options in that range.
Yes, you can certainly buy a stock bike at that price, but as soon as you start talking about making it "better" - like adding racks - it'll cost ya.
Be careful about the MB conversion idea. This may eventuallty cost you more than buying one of the stock bikes you mentioned. If you already had a MTB, then that's different...
If money is an issue, why don't you just get a trailer for your road bike?