Originally Posted by
FunkyStickman
I went the "one bike to rule them all" route. Bought a Surly LHT frameset, and spec'd it with leftover MTB parts, the whole bike cost me around $800 including the lights. I can do everything with this: group rides, centuries, touring, off-roading, grocery runs, you name it.
Freds everywhere want to date your bike... the economy build really does it for me.