Joined: Oct 2012
Posts: 1,260
Likes: 105
From: Twin Cities, Minnesota, USA
Bikes: 2017 Salsa Carbon Mukluk frame built with XT, 2018 Kona Rove NRB build with Sram Apex 1,2008 Salsa El Mariachi, 1986 Centurion Ironman
Here's an idea. Get disc AND canti. Well, disc OR canti. Still within the Surly family is the Troll. It's my commuting/singletrack/touring bike. Troll frames have the capacity to run disc brakes or cantilevers. You can also run it as a 26er or 29er (700c). So if you really can't decide then it makes sense to get a frame that could do either. The frame itself is more nimble than the LHT, it has fork braze ons for a Salsa Anything Cage. It's built to take it. Check one out.
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