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Old 08-26-05 | 05:19 PM
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From: Hilo Town, East Hawai'i

Bikes: 1994 Trek 820, 2004 Fuji Absolute, 2005 Jamis Nova, 1977 Schwinn Scrambler 36/36

Not quite a fair comparison. You can buy 2.5 Satellites for the price of a Nova. If price is no concern, then the main consideration is that you can easily put wider tires (touring, knobbies, etc) and fenders on a Nova, but maybe not on a Satellite. If you have the money, a Nova will definitely give you more options.

As a commuter/tourer I'd have two small gripes about the Nova. The first is the carbon fork, which does not have an eyelet for fender attachment. However, the fork can be changed or a mounting point can be improvised. The second is that the gears aren't quite low enough, but again that can be changed. The Nova is set up for going fast.
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