Originally Posted by
bragi
It's hard to beat Surly for the money, especially if you want a steel frame. I have the LHT, and I love it, but when it comes time to get a new bike, I'm going to get the CC, because it's lighter. That is, if I'm able to wear the LHT out, which is an open question; after 3.5 years of 100 mile weeks in all weather, the thing is still in excellent shape.
you are gonna have to do WAY worse than that to break the LHT. for the past 4 years i've done double your mileage weekly on a 90s aluminum crit frame through the worst roads in toronto. bike is fine.