Testing my Surly Love

[Catrin]

50 cm is the smallest "Vaya" there is - with a 698.1 millimeter standover puts it at a 27.48 inch. 52 cm is 715.3 or 28.16 inches. Also, discs brakes and STI shifters. I'm not a fan. ........... If you like the look - brown paint/brown saddle/browntape - the Trek 520 is a stellar bike that costs alot less (than a Salsa) and comes in a rich brown with golden flecks in the paint. It's not a Surly but it is a nice bike - that has been manufactured for over 20 years.

Thanks for your take on the Vaya - I kept looking at the specs on this after my post last night and realized that it wouldn't fit any better than the Fargo. The LHT is a better choice - and more affordable I always come back to the LHT.

ADDED: I DID find a couple of Kona cyclocross bikes with the gearing I want, but they don't come small enough. I have seen the Trek 520, and while there certainly isn't anything wrong with it, it isn't the LHT. There IS the Jamis Aurora Elite...but it doesn't seem to come small enough. I don't see my LHT choice being changed at this point