Old 04-13-09, 05:50 PM
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Crast
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Okay, I'll bite.

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I got this last fall, and it's been a good do-everything bike. The usual complaints: saddle was junk, pedals were junk. I put my usual saddle and pedals that I put on all my bikes, so that was a non-issue. Everything else's been fine. I use it with slicks and panniers as a commuter, and I go offroad on singletrack with the cross tires. The frame is solid (and I'm a 270 lb clyde beating it up trails) and was a good $550 spent. I use it when there's snow, or when it's damp and I don't want to ride my carbon roadie, and for commuting/groceries.

I wish the drop handlebars were compact drop bars, and that I had a smaller chainring than 36 for doing climbs on the trail, so I might switch the front crank to a touring triple.
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