Originally Posted by
elcruxio
So let me get this straight. All this time you've been bashing a bike you've never even tried before this? You do realize that this wipes off even the smallest credibility you might have had. It's like a MTB'er that has never tried a road bike bashing road bikes. Priceless
On other news. If you do end up getting the 920, you need to swap the wheels asap. I trust the wheels in my GF's 520 because they have 36 spokes and she's really lightweight. But considering how cruddy bontrager wheel components are in general (rims are wonky, spokes are just weird, nipples are also a bit weird) those things aren't going to last any kind of touring at all if you're more than yourself. It's also quite overpriced for what it is, especially when you need to swap the seat asap (Bontrager stock seats are the worst stock seats I've ever tried). And it has some thru axles, which is a beautiful thought, but in reality can make things difficult if you need spares on the road.
And as the rear rack is probably bontrager, I wouldn't trust it too much. Tubus is the way to go there.
Thanks for your opinion about bontrager wheels. My carbon Trek road bicycle with 20/24 wheels, the wheels have needed no maintenance in over 15 years, Yea tires. I remember breaking an axle once on something. So a broken axle is very low on my list of concerns. I've heard that some MTBers use 28 spoke wheels. Sure I don't understand why they did not do 32. The seat seemed okay to me.
So why do you consider it over priced with a better frame and better components than a LHT? better shifting braking & handling also. I don't think I would do heavy gravel on a LHT, I will on a 920. The rear rack is a Tubus copy, I don't plan on putting more than 10 kilos on it. Trek can't keep up with demand, so what's that about.
But most of all I wonder where your ego is at that you need to level personal attacks when I disagree with you. I believe I've read other posts from you attacking other people also. Maybe you need more sunlight, seriously.