Originally Posted by
leanneg
I tend to agree about the troll, but I'm biased toward Surly in any case, and the troll is pretty much my #1 choice for a conventional touring bike.
That said, you said you'd get the trek for 860, but the troll for 300-400 for the frameset? So I'm assuming the Trek is a complete bike. I would want to get a good estimate of what the troll is going to cost for a complete build, so I could compare apples to apples price-wise if that's one of your deciding factors. Building up a frameset is usually quite a bit more expensive than buying a complete bike with comparable components, unless you're transferring parts over that you already own.
I was leaning towards the troll myself but it would indeed be more costly. The price for the Trek is for the complete bike. I don't have any extra parts laying around so I was leaning towards a full shimano xt t8000 group which would come to 550 something and 26" 42s wheels because of my weight. This would already come to a 1000-1200 euros not counting for racks or bags haha.
Would you recommend a lower groupset? I just want it to last a long time that's why I would go for the xt. I don't have a lot of money as I am a student but I'm saving every penny for a bike. Used to ride a full carbon fixie but it got stolen so now it's time for something different. Exploring the world with a bike and a tent seems to me like the best holiday I could imagine
