I have a Trek 520, and think fairly high of it, though I've swapped out a few things over the years, and in the 21" model, it does sometimes do a bit of that thing where at an extreme angle, my toe-clip hits the turning front wheel -- I can't remember what this is called but I am sure there is a technical term. But that doesn't happen much because it's a 700 cc bike and you just don't turn the wheel that hard very often. And it could use a lower low gear, but I could probably also use more time hillclimbing (this is probably at least as much a me problem as the bike's problem).
It is, aside from the toe-into-wheel problem, very comfy, and works well for me as an all-purpose bike: something I can haul groceries and commute on, and take out on the weekends and do half-centuries in the summertime.
Were I buying another touring bike and wanting something that one could buy built out from a bike shop, I would also look at Fujis and Surlys.
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Date: 2010-04-27 04:57 pm (UTC)It is, aside from the toe-into-wheel problem, very comfy, and works well for me as an all-purpose bike: something I can haul groceries and commute on, and take out on the weekends and do half-centuries in the summertime.
Were I buying another touring bike and wanting something that one could buy built out from a bike shop, I would also look at Fujis and Surlys.