Originally Posted by
jspurlin
Great description of the titanium riding experience. I'm looking forward to the same satisfaction when I get mine built and I expect some of my component choices will be influenced by your example. In my case I'm already a Lynskey fan. I have a R230 road bike and it is my favorite. I also had (more later) a Cervelo R3 with all carbon components and nice wheels that was 2 lbs lighter than the Lynskey, but last summer I chose the Lynskey instead for the Ride the Rockies tour that included lots of climbing at high altitude.I just like riding it that much better. I traded in the Cervelo for the Backroad frame. Can't wait to ride it!
My suggestion to anyone building up a new touring bike is to decide if they will do enough touring that they might want a way to charge batteries later. Cost of a dynohub out of the box is not that much more than a quality front hub. But the cost to upgrade later to a dynohub is much higher. So, if you might want a dynohub later, get it now.
I am not sure what the story on front forks will be for the Backroad. Mine works quite well with an old steel LHT fork.