2011 Trek Soho DLX (The Belt Drive One)
05-25-11 | 05:38 AM
#26
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From: Westwood MA (just south of Boston)
Bikes: 2009 Trek Soho
Xootr swift is an awesome bike...happy to talk you into it sometime! I like it so much that I never ride the Soho anymore
I'm still considering the Soho 7 speed but I'm also checking out that Torker Graduate with the 5 speed. I've found the the SA 5 has almost the range of the Shimano 7. It appears to have horizontal dropouts like a BMX bike. For the price I'd add on a pair of Surly chain tensioners because the only reason I don't have an IGH ride is trying to line up the wheel when installing has always been a serious pain to me. I also like it has drum brakes as I won't have to worry about lining up brake pads and such. Drums aren't real powerful but from my experience they're plenty doable for what would be normal riding for me. Of Course the Soho 7 just seems cooler. I'm also considering a Xootr Swift too so I'll probably make up my mind sometime after they're all discontinued. I tell ya, checking out bicycles is almost as bad as porn.
05-25-11 | 09:26 AM
#27
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From: Southwestern Ontario
Bikes: Schwinn hybrid, Raleigh MTB
Not on my bike; when it's upside-down the wheel drops into the dropouts quite easily.
The only bike I know of off the top of my head that's equipped with an EBB, belt drive, IGH, disc brakes, and is available locally is the Globe Live 3, which doesn't really appeal to me. Other, more exotic (and therefore more $$$) examples include the Tout Terrain Metropolitan and the Co-Motion CityView. There are also a lot of European models besides the Tout Terrain available. I mention the Metropolitan here because Peter White Cycles is a N. American distributor of Tout Terrain bikes.
Yes. A good source for examples of belt-driven bicycles is the Belt Bikes website.
05-31-11 | 09:13 AM
#28
Belt drive!
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From: Burlington, Vermont
Bikes: 2011 Trek Soho DLX
I had a little ride around Burlington, Vermont, on Sunday. 20+ miles. I went up a few moderate hills (in an area aptly nameed "the hill section"), and found 1st gear to be adequate. It's not a MTB granny gear by any means, but I was going up the hills without requiring an AED and oxygen at the top. 
I'm guessing roughly a 10% grade at a minimum, but it's hard to tell from Google's terrain maps. One street is called Cliff Street.
Edit: I found a web site indicating Cliff Street averages 14.6%, with a max of 16%.
I'm guessing roughly a 10% grade at a minimum, but it's hard to tell from Google's terrain maps. One street is called Cliff Street.
Edit: I found a web site indicating Cliff Street averages 14.6%, with a max of 16%.
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05-31-11 | 10:34 AM
#29
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From: Ireland
Bikes: 2011 Cube Hyde Team Alfine 8 IGH, 2007 Giant Rock hardtail mtb
Assume you found this:
https://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php/717911-Is-Trek-Soho-DLX-the-right-bike-for-my-commute
https://www.bikeforums.net/showthread...light=soho+dlx
On paper it certainly looks like a dream bike but read the above posts for first hand impressions.
And btw, hydraulic disc brakes rule!
https://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php/717911-Is-Trek-Soho-DLX-the-right-bike-for-my-commute
https://www.bikeforums.net/showthread...light=soho+dlx
On paper it certainly looks like a dream bike but read the above posts for first hand impressions.
And btw, hydraulic disc brakes rule!
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