[QUOTE=mstateglfr;18137620][QUOTE=timdow;18137591]+1 on these three bikes. The Nashbar is more like $1000 though, and that's when it's on sale. And if I were going to go $1000, I would seriously consider ponying up a few hundred more for the LHT.
The Nashbar bike is listed for $839 right now. And 20% will be taken off once its in the basket, so its really $675 right now.
Something ive noticed about the Nashbar touring bike is the fork is hiten steel. Odd, since Nashbar's stand alone fork is cromo. I get that cost needs to be considered when spec'ing bikes, but I would figure buying 1 type of fork would be cheaper overall due to volume. Obviously that isn't the case though.
That's a great deal! I go to rei.com, and it shows $1199.00. You have a link to the sale bike? OOps... forget what I said I was thinking of the Novara... I meant the Novara was better than the other two. Sorry... dyslexia strikes again!