Originally Posted by
Andy_K
$1400 is quite a budget for a 2 mile commute and barhopping duties. I'd use my '89 RockHopper for that.
yes, but this is would also be my wet weather road bike.
Originally Posted by
tdister
I thought a barhopper bike was supposed to let you enjoy a pint without worrying about your bike outside. What criteria does you Giant MTB (or something similar with slicks and maybe a narrow cassette) not cover?
I miss not having a decent inexpensive flat-bar fast hybrid-style bike around for just the scenarios you posted. They can play in traffic very well too, except for maybe not having tall enough gearing at times.
I understand what your getting at. Otimpize my base case and just fix up the oldies. I'd actually consider replacing both with a single newer bike, as neither are a great fit for me and take up.
The Uno just sounds like a great deal.
Originally Posted by
no1mad
Um, regarding the Fantom Uno, you're wanting to know if you can get fenders on it? Did you somehow miss that image from Bicycle Times that shows one with fenders on it that is front and center on the product page on BD's site?
http://www.bikesdirect.com/products/...es_uno_800.jpg
Personally, I'd either go with the Fantom to save a bit of money or go semi-custom with the Soma.
I totally missed this. It looks very nice. Can any body help me estimate a build kit for Soma. It would be a simple build 1x9 gearing bar-end shifting fenders. I have a bars and stem(-100)