Originally Posted by
antokelly
ok there all good but there has to be better. the koga has a problem and that's in the the way the head set is made,well not so much a problem but the average cyclist would have problems trying to fix it.
the surly is good from what i see, well it's popular probably because it's cheap enough for the average man /woman to buy.
depends what touring ,well a bike that can handle anything it's come's across .it should climb well/ it should be light with no flex when loaded,and it should be affordable.
It looks like a simple threaded headset which isn't all that hard to work on. It's futzy but not impossible. It wouldn't be my first choice for headset because a threadless is a far superior design.
The Surly is popular because it's well designed and inexpensive. It's also available in a lot of sizes you just don't find in touring bikes. People who are very small can get an inexpensive touring frame while people who are very large can also get a cheap frame. If the bike has any flaws, it's the weight of a steel touring frame, especially for small riders.