Originally Posted by
sleepy
I don't need another fixie, I need a new steel roadie.
But there's something so captivating about the current version of the Soma Rush that makes me yearn.
I thinks it mostly because of it's old school flair, that it can take larger tires, and especially that it has a classic threaded fork set-up. I'd like to get one and slap an old fashioned quill stem and some old road drops on the thing.
Anyone riding one of these beauties?
Coming from a current owner of the 2017 Rush all I can say is that I love this bike and don't regret ever buying it. For one thing I got mad respect for Soma and their products. I think they're true to what they stand for and the quality and price that they sell it is pretty dam good. It's not made with the most high end steel like columbus or reynolds but IMHO it's just as good and reliable and is able to handle the streets with ease and f*** it handle's great.
Also one thing that drew me to the 17' frame was the fact that it had a threaded fork. and yea I kinda prefer the look of a classic quill stem over a threadless stem so I went for it. I've pretty much swapped the bars and adjusted the saddle to bar drop so many times I still don't know what to settle with but for now I'm currently riding it as my townie. I posted pics of it before and not sure if you seen it but here's my road setup and townie setup. I just took the handle bar tape off to put grips but don't have em yet.
Anyways in the end I think it just comes down to what you want to put your money into. You can either build up a solid Rush workhorse or spend a lil more cash elsewhere for a different frame.