Originally Posted by
somebikerider
anyone here spend a reasonable amount of time on both? I have tested both out and am leaning towards the LHT because of the KISS theory behind the bike, although the 520 isn't terribly complicated either.
Any help is greatly appreciated. If you took the badging off they are kind of hard to tell apart.
What's the KISS theory?
BTW, I've never even seen a Trek 520, though they apparently are legendary, and I assume that's for a very good reason, but I have the LHT and I like it very much. It's simple, sturdy, rides like a dream, and looks way prettier than any other bike in its price range. The only other bikes I like more are made by Rivendell, and they cost three or four times as much, only they're not three or four times better, more like 1.4 times better.