I really like my Backroad. But it is the ultimate in bling, you pay for a titanium frame and you are only trimming a few pounds off of a bike that you then load tens of pounds of camping gear on. I have three touring bikes, I consider the Lynskey to be the lightest weight of the three. Yes Lynskey says there is no weight limit, but I have two heavier duty touring bikes than the Backroad.

I had a 2004 Surly LHT. The frame was defective and Surly refused to warranty it. After several frustrating years with it I put the frame in the metal recycling bin. That said, others have had more positive experiences with Surly than I have.

Why did I buy the Backroad? Because I got a great price on the frame and in the back of my mind there was a minor desire to get a Titanium bike. I had a bunch of parts that I could put on the bike, so I did not have to buy all the components to complete it.

I did put the LHT fork on my Lynskey however. When I bought my Lynskey frame, the fork was an extra $300, so I decided to use the fork I had in storage instead.

Lynskey also made a few changes to the frame since I bought mine in spring 2017. My headtube is cylindrical, not conical, etc. I have not checked lately to see what other changes they have made.

Almost all of the miles I have on my Lynskey are unladen, or with one small pannier that I use as a gym bag. I rode it again two days ago for a 20 mile exercise ride. I have 45mm wide fenders on it, 35 or 37 mm tires fit inside those fenders. That is the biggest tire that fits inside the fenders.

It is a Titanium bike, that means it looks like a Titanium bike to a potential thief. I carry a heavy lock that cost about $100. My other bikes usually get locked up with cable locks in a $20 to 30 range.

Being a touring bike that I have toured on, that means it still is a heavy bike when you are not touring. My rear wheel with tire and cassette weighs more than the Titanium frame because for a touring bike I want a wheel that can handle a load. I am assuming that you would use essentially the same parts on whichever bike frame you get. Don't assume that having a Titanium frame will make the rest of the bike that much lighter. You are still using touring weight wheels, etc.

One thing I do not like about the Lynskey is that the rack mounting points are several inches above the axle. That means that my rack platform (using a standard rack like a Tubus Logo or RackTime AddIt) is a couple inches higher than it should be. But, this complaint about the Lynskey design is minor in the big picture, as I noted above I really like my Backroad.

I do not know if it is safe to mount a kickstand on the Lynskey or not. I have a Greenfield rear mount kickstand on my other touring bikes and on my rando bike. But, I do not want to risk damaging the Titanium frame, thus I do not have a kickstand on it. And for touring I really like to have a kickstand, so that is one other minor point.

A tour I am planning for this summer, of my three touring bikes I am leaning towards using my Backroad.