Originally Posted by
SlimRider
Hey there Himespau!
I actually added the Fargo to the drop handlebar list. However, the other day I ran into the following article:
www.adventurecycling.org/forums/index.php?topic=6948.0
This gave me reason for serious concern.
.....Especially about the "no contact" part!
- Slim
PS.
Of course, both Surly and Salsa are owned by QBP. So I guess I could doubt Surly's LHT, just as much as the Fargo too!...DAMN!
Eh, two people who had bad experiences (out of many many users) posting it on a forum doesn't sound that bad to me. Especially since Eugene doesn't appear to need to put any load on the fork with his current uses.
If I was looking for a new bike and had the money and could find an older shimano equipped one (touring triple crankset as opposed to the sram mountain double currently offered), I'd definitely check it out. My LBS apparently had a 2010 on that they were trying to sell all of last year, but I no longer see the list of last year's bikes on their website, so I'm guessing they sold it.
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Bikes: 1996 Eddy Merckx Titanium EX, 1989/90 Colnago Super(issimo?) Piu(?), 1990 Concorde Aquila(hit by car while riding), others in build queue "when I get the time"