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  • August 6, 2012 at 9:22 am #16506
    Seveso

    Hi There

    I currently have many bikes and looking for a bike that could replace them all, ie, for commuting, centuries, light off road and light touring.
    I can’t decide between those 2 frames:

    Surly cross check or All City Space Horse?

    The surly has good reviews but I don’t like the look of it.
    The Space Horse looks great, but I can’t find a single test report online.

    Anyone has experience with one of these?

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  • August 6, 2012 at 6:55 pm #694505
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    Seveso

    Thanks for the suggestions.
    Thanks for the suggestions. But these are more touring bike and I also want to avoid disk brakes and have as much possibilities with the frame as possible.
    That’s why I looked first at the Cross Check: I can be either single speed or geared, use MTB or road hardware, skinny or fat tires, etc. I hope to keep this bike for at least 15 years as a main bike (if not the only one).
    I am going to build this with drop bars, 105 sti shifters, 105 bits and wheels with open pro rims. It’s going to be my road bike, and I will also use it to commute, to pull my kids in their trailer, to go off road as well but just paths/gravel, stuff like that. And the occasional week of holidays on the bike with paniers.

    So surly cross check or All City Space Horse?
    Surly, Salsa and All City all belong to QBP, and I suspect they are made in Taiwan by the same company so I imagine I can expect the same quality.

    Actualy, looking at the 2 bikes:
    Cross-Check
    http://allcitycycles.com/bikes/space_horse

    I think I will go for the Space Horse. I was just hoping to get the opinion of someone who tried it.

    August 6, 2012 at 10:59 am #694503
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    dave atkinson

    Sutra:
    Sutra: http://road.cc/content/review/24541-kona-sutra

    T2: http://road.cc/content/review/57620-kinesis-racelight-t2-tiagra

    August 6, 2012 at 10:55 am #694501
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    thereandbackagain

    Other bikes to consider would
    Other bikes to consider would be the Kinesis T2, Specialized TriCross, Condor Fratello, Kona Jake & Sutra.

    Also have a look at Soma and Civia bikes.

    I suspect the big differentiator would be the amount of off-road you plan to do, and how severe that is.

    August 6, 2012 at 9:43 am #694499
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    dave atkinson

    here’s the
    here’s the review:

    http://road.cc/content/review/32279-jamis-aurora-elite

    also the vaya that fringe suggested

    http://road.cc/content/review/19695-salsa-vaya

    August 6, 2012 at 9:41 am #694497
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    dave atkinson

    i’ll stick my oar in and
    i’ll stick my oar in and suggest the jamis aurora too. we tested the elite version (disc-equipped) but the bar-end-shifty, canti-braked version looks a steal at £699

    http://www.evanscycles.com/products/jamis/aurora-2012-touring-bike-ec031785

    August 6, 2012 at 9:40 am #694495
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    Fringe

    or howabout a Salsa Vaya?
    or howabout a Salsa Vaya?

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