Originally Posted by
VT_Speed_TR
Just a complete copy of the Salsa Fargo, which has been out since 2009 (I have the original first gen). Only Trek did it in Aluminum. I see only 2 water bottle mounts in the triangle and can't see mounts on the bottom of the down tube. No bottle mounts on the front fork either. For the price, I'd go with the Salsa Fargo or the Surly Ogre/Troll. QBP has been perfecting this genre of bikes for 6 years, the Trek just is a me-too
Agreed, to a point. I personally really like the Vaya but the limitation on tire width pushed into the AWOL camp. I really wanted to like the Fargo but it just didn't do it for me. A Vaya that could take wide tires with the Fargo 3 fork mounts would be my perfect bike.