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02-05-06, 01:47 PM
I'm considering this bike as the bike I will be using to make my Boston to Portland trip...what does everyone think?
http://www.gtbikes.com/pavement/catalog/detail.php?id=1996&country=usa&brand=pave
It does have a suspension fork, but it also has lockout. It's either a toss up between this or making my own out of various parts (I work at a bike shop so the price difference wouldn't really be an affect). I also think that I could manage to fit some panniers etc. plus fenders and a trailer onto the frame. It seems very sturdy.
My only concern is flat bars vs. drop bars. What's the general feeling about touring on flat bars as opposed to drop bars? I'm all still very up in the air about this so I'm pretty open to what people have to say.
http://www.gtbikes.com/pavement/catalog/detail.php?id=1996&country=usa&brand=pave
It does have a suspension fork, but it also has lockout. It's either a toss up between this or making my own out of various parts (I work at a bike shop so the price difference wouldn't really be an affect). I also think that I could manage to fit some panniers etc. plus fenders and a trailer onto the frame. It seems very sturdy.
My only concern is flat bars vs. drop bars. What's the general feeling about touring on flat bars as opposed to drop bars? I'm all still very up in the air about this so I'm pretty open to what people have to say.