Originally Posted by
Steely Dan
i have a Soctt SUB 10 as my foul weather commuter. i bought mine through REI and it did not come with the proprietary integrated rack/fender/light sets. that stuff was an extra up-charge. the frame still has the proper mounting points for any old rack system you'd want to put on it though.
yep, that is the biggest downside, but there just aren't anything but flat bar hydraulic disc levers currently on the market. a set of Ergon GC3s has made the flat-bar experience PROFOUNDLY better for me.
I've installed a Jeff Jones "loop"
H-bar in lieu of my flat bar, and I absolutely LOVE it. It ain't cheap, though. $120 for the Al. Titec makes a licensed copy of his regular (non-loop) H-bar for about 50 bucks.
The positioning is really ideal, with lots of positioning options and excellent climbing position.
That bar is on my list of components for my "ultimate" commuter, but I'd opt for the ti version if budget were not an issue.
