Originally Posted by
elcruxio
It's weird how you're trying to pay immense amounts of money for a bike that does in no way warrant such spending. If I were you, I'd get a custom CoMotion with all the riding charasteristics of the 920, the component set of my choice and bombproof wheels. I'd spend the same amount of money AND I'd have a bike that would actually be worth the cash spent.
I mean if you're going to cash out on a touring rig, why not go custom? I don't get it.
I would if I could afford it. But a Co-Motion would cost 2X the 920. I don't have the $$. How is a $2.5 K bicycle immense amounts of money? Have you looked at $15K road bicycles? When I mentioned the cost to my son and brother, they both said "That's not too bad" When I mentioned a LHT or 520, They both asked if at that price would I get a bicycle that would hold up. They don't know anything about bicycles. I'm not going to Walmart for a touring bicycle, let us know if you find one there.
So what can I get for less with brifters, a decent frame and good compoments?
The LHT was okay but not good enough.
An LHT frame and then build up would probably cost near the 920, on a frame I did not like. and might weigh 2 kilo more.
Get some sunlight and fire up some brain cells.
Go ride a 920 and let me know what you think.