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Gooserider
Guest
I've been bike commuting for a couple of months now, and everything's
been going well. I'm riding my Gunnar Sport, which is a nice bike. Very
comfortable(except for my CTS related hand numbness, which I've accepted),
stable at speed, fast, and reliable. Problem is, it's too nice and shiny to
abuse on sandy, gritty Florida roads. We are approaching the rainy season,
and I really don't want to sandblast the paint job.
I have a Schwinn Peloton I bought, but it's too small. I've tried to
work around that, but I think it just doesn't fit. It has a nice 105 triple
group, Mavic MA2 wheels, and I would like to swap those parts to a cheap
steel frame with rack and fender eyelets. eBay is not really providing what
I want, which is a frameset only. I can find tons of suitable beater bikes,
but that still leaves me with the Schwinn taking up space. So, the Surly
Pacer and Soma Smoothie/Smoothie ES look promising. Both are about the same
price, both take 700x28c with fenders. Is the quality of these frames about
the same? Anybody own either? It would be my bad weather commuter, probably
built with a dynohub.
Mike
been going well. I'm riding my Gunnar Sport, which is a nice bike. Very
comfortable(except for my CTS related hand numbness, which I've accepted),
stable at speed, fast, and reliable. Problem is, it's too nice and shiny to
abuse on sandy, gritty Florida roads. We are approaching the rainy season,
and I really don't want to sandblast the paint job.
I have a Schwinn Peloton I bought, but it's too small. I've tried to
work around that, but I think it just doesn't fit. It has a nice 105 triple
group, Mavic MA2 wheels, and I would like to swap those parts to a cheap
steel frame with rack and fender eyelets. eBay is not really providing what
I want, which is a frameset only. I can find tons of suitable beater bikes,
but that still leaves me with the Schwinn taking up space. So, the Surly
Pacer and Soma Smoothie/Smoothie ES look promising. Both are about the same
price, both take 700x28c with fenders. Is the quality of these frames about
the same? Anybody own either? It would be my bad weather commuter, probably
built with a dynohub.
Mike