Originally Posted by
staehpj1
Didn't you just build up an LHT and go on your first overnight tour this past spring? Have you been able to tour much on the LHT? Just a thought, but if it was me I would rather take the money you would spend on the custom and do a long tour on the LHT. The cost would pay for a pretty nice tour.
If you do go with the custom and rohloff with a belt drive please do keep us posted. It would be interesting to see a tour journal and a review of the bike.
I did build up an LHT, but ended up selling it because I wasn't going to be able to tour for another few years until I paid my truck off(after I decided to keep the truck). I sold it and bought a new mountain bike which I would use more in the meantime.
Some people were wondering what I sold it for, I never updated them. I built it up from the frame, and sold it on ebay for 1,900 plus shipping.
If I do go with a belt driven Rohloff equipped bike, the frame is going to be custom built, still trying to decide on the frame builder.