I currently ride a Surly Pacer frame with custom components. I'd say it is a pretty good little bike for riding around the city. I used to have a LHT, man I loved that thing and rode it all over the place but I ended up selling it to my friend who I'd hope would use it to lose weight and ride with me. He didn't', sadly. I tried to buy it back but he refused and I don't talk to him much these days. I've been thinking about getting something like a Surly Troll. Have any of you had any experience with that type of frame/bike? I kind of wanted to do some heavy touring that may involve some "off the beaten path" type riding. I'm not a surly snob or anything (I do love their frames though, haha) so I'm open to any suggestions.
I think I'd heard of the Troll before now, for being a solid bike, but I only just now looked into it. Sounds similar what I've turned my Hardrock into. I've added touring pedals, a road saddle, more water bottle holders (can you really ever have too many?), and grips that would belong more on a hybrid. I'm sure you could do that with just about any bike, but it seems like the Troll is pretty much designed to have that happen, so I'd say go for it. Though depending on where your "un-beaten" paths are, maybe you'd want to look at a Fat Tire?
Yeah, I was throwing around the Fat Tire idea but wanted to get some more info first. Thanks for the reply!