Originally Posted by
celerystalksme
i know the surly can take rear racks/fenders...does it have braze-ones/eyelets in the front? is the surly a better cx bike than the motobecane fantom? if so...in what way?
thanks!
I don't own either, but the frames will likely ride very differently in that the CxCk is steel and built as more of an all-rounder while the Phantom seems to be patterned after the more aggressive racier frames. I currently own a Scandium Kona Major Jake (a race frame) and it rides VERY differently from the Lemond Poprad (a more all-rounder frame made of steel).
I would recommend doing some careful thinking about the conditions in which you really want the bike to shine and buy toward that goal. My Kona is an amazing off-road bike, but I spend 95% of my time on the road, and would probably prefer the Lemond.