Originally Posted by
Tom Bombadil
...Just looking for a bike that can be a comfy 50 miler on asphalt, dirt, or fine gravel. And might encourage me to improve my fitness and performance. Maybe tackle a few more hills than I do on my 30 pound Trek hybrid. Oh, and in case you've missed my 50 posts on this subject, I hate drop bars. Also riding at 15mph is a really good day (actually hour) for me.
Looking for something that is in the 21-23 pound range that is comfortable over a 4 hour ride on fine gravel, slightly bumpy trails.
Have liked the Gary Fisher Mendota, 2007 Specialized Globe Pro, and what I've read about the Gunnar Rock Tour. I've ridden on approx 75-80 different bikes in the past 18 months!
Okay. Got it now, thanks. 50 miles is a pretty good ride. Wish I could find such trails around here. Actually, we have an Iron Horse Trail paved which must go for 30 miles or so. Never ridden it to the end since it has a lot of strollers (animal and mineral) on it.
The Rock Tour seems like a good fit and smooth ride in every respect and probably can come in at 23-ish pounds depending on what you put on it. I am estimating my Sport will be about 22 lb but we will see in a month's time. I don't really know what the frames sets weigh on these but am using 6.5 lb for the 54 cm Gunnar Sport with S&S couplers and a steel fork.