Originally Posted by
briedel
I saw that the problem is that the closest dealer is supposedly in Canada (at least i cant find one in my region, Madison, WI, or i am doing something wrong with the search) and i want to use it as a winter bike and the disk brakes seem a lot better in wet conditions than the regular breaks.
http://www.surlybikes.com/dealers/de...ist/region/WI/
There is a dealer in Madison, the search didnt pull it up for some reason. Look at the The cross check may be a better option if your looking at doing more commuting than touring. Specialized has the Tri-Cross, I believe thats the name, its similar to the Cross Check but has a Triple crank.
If your looking for a touring bike, Co-Motion looked like a good choice also. Salsa has the Fargo line which is a 29er. They released the Vaya which is on road version of the Fargo. Just a few more suggestions on bikes.