So confused!

[ginny]

I tried the bianchi volpe and while I also have an eros donna as my road bike, I didn't like that bike as much. I ended up with a LHT for my daily commute, grocery shopper and touring bike. It is heavy - particularly as compared with a sassy little road bike. Also, to be honest, I'm not particularly stoke on how I 'sit' the bike. I feel much more stretched out on it than my road bike... in retrospect, I maybe should have saved up for a custom bike... have you thought of that? Lunas are really nice, as are um... those ones named after elves... rivendell... does Seven make touring bikes? Don't get me wrong, I like my surly and plan to ride it to death... then maybe I'll get a custom bike. If I had saved for the custom bike, I wouldn't have been able to commute by bike this winter / summer, and I wouldn't have my new job (got it probably because I ride my bike every day).

[susan.wells]

You left out Jamis and the Terry Valkyrie

I'm on a 10 day tour and just finished the fifth day on my Terry Valkyrie. We did Skyline Drive and are now on the Blue Ridge Parkway. I am quite pleased with both the fit and handling. Very solid feel (meaning no shimmy) descending. I'm packing light because we have a sag vehicle. The gearing has been wonderful for the climbs. I've been able to spin up all so far with a cadence of ~82 rpm. That keeps my 50+ years old knees happy!