Old 06-16-15 | 05:48 PM
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Originally Posted by Andy_K
Is there something you don't like about the LHT?

The standard Surly solution to getting the bars high is to use a big stack of spacers above the head tube. It looks different than many bikes, but it works.
Nope but... if you're not touring, one of the latest comfort/endurance race frames in my frame size like Specialized's Roubaix, for example, has a wheelbase that just 4 mm shorter than the corresponding steel frame "520" tour bike but comes with a 245mm head tube length which is pretty generous, especially compared to the Trucker's 226mm. And, you could still play around with the steer tube spacers on a Roubaix if desired but it's probably not as necessary when you're not stretched out over the Surly's 61 cm top bar which is even longer than a Lemond BA's 60.5. The chainstay length is a little shorter on newer bikes but with the Roubaix's Zertz vibration damping inserts incorporated into the seat stays, about all you're getting out of a bigger rear triangle would be room for bigger tires and fenders. I like the old road bikes but for me, time has moved on...
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