I am so in love with the Raleigh Sojourn but haven't had a chance to see it in person yet. We have no bike shops in my town and the closest ones are a little over an hour in either direction from here(Baton Rouge or New Orleans). I'll have to leave work early one afternoon and really... I can't afford it anyway...
Has anyone ridden it? What did you think? Can you tell me something horrible about it so I can stop my obsessive coveting?
: )
Laru
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05-18-2008, 05:57 PM #1
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Raleigh Sojourn
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05-18-2008, 06:03 PM #2
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cool bike! http://www.raleighusa.com/bikes/road/sojourn/
It's like they took the best of a Trek 520 and a Kona Sutra, and painted it like a Kogswell. (And added the Brooks so many tourers end up with!) I have those same tires on two of my bikes.
Very nice! I hope you can find one to test ride!"If Americans want to live the American Dream, they should go to Denmark." - Richard Wilkinson
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05-18-2008, 06:50 PM #3
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we didn't ride it, but we drooled all over it at Bike Expo.
that is a beautiful bike and a great idea! I hope they come in a size that fits you perfectly. Then we want to see a picture of you on it.
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05-18-2008, 11:43 PM #4
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The Sojourn is awesome. But definitely call ahead to shops before making the trip, because most places sold them as soon as they started hitting the shop floors. According to one of the bike shops here, Raleigh only did a run of about 500 of these this year. And people started calling about them as soon as they were featured in the Bicycling mag Buying Guide issue.
Two weeks ago, there were only a few left in Seattle. (At least according to this shop.) Unfortunately, none were in my size or it *so* would have been mine.
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05-19-2008, 04:37 AM #5
Small world, big life!
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Gee, Thanks...now I'M obsessing over it!
It is a beautiful bike, and I share your pain about not having bike shops nearby, and the ones that are not having what you want.
Karen
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05-19-2008, 05:10 AM #6
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Y'all are supposed to say "No, No, No You do not want that bike. It is so bad because of X, Y, Z" ...and so on
*sigh*
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06-09-2008, 07:20 AM #7
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I was a little afraid of the bar end shifters on my LHT but now I love em! When I started riding my road bike it took quite a few rides to stop reaching for the bar ends to shift.
Now the down tube friction shifters on my new/old mixte, thoses are scary.
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