Originally Posted by
RubeRad
Mr IGH, that's not an IGH! I like the bike, it looks like it can do pretty much everything. I'm much the same with my crosscheck with 700x50 marathon supremes; I call it my N=1 bike. (Except I do have a N=2 hardtail for when I want to ride rougher trails).
LOL, no IGH, I know! I really love IGHs but since I left Chicago and moved to Colorado things have changed for me, cycling terrain-wise. I'm even getting ready to sell my IGH commuter. Upright bars and lack of gear range really limited my usage of that bike for my new life/lifestyle. Almost went Surly again (Disc Trucker, would have been my fourth) but I wanted a sloping top tube and it was time trying something new. I did give up the super-wide tyres but that wasn't something I needed. I'm down to 4 bikes, Saga, Moonlander, 29er dual suspension and lightweight roadie bike. Not bad considering a year ago I had ~15 bikes.