Quote Originally Posted by moderncyclista View Post
Not to play devils advocate, but Surly makes a version of the Long Haul Trucker with SS couplers called the Trucker Deluxe! No joke, I ride my LHT the most out of all my bikes. I just rode home in 40 mph winds and I didn't feel like I was going to get pushed over at all. Stable, sure-footed and rugged. Not a speed-demon, but hey no bike is perfect. Surly comes darned close though. (I feel like I deserve a free-bike from Surly because of how much I talk them up. LMAO. )
The LHT deluxe is a nice one at a great price.
Of course having just attending NAHBS I was experiencing the "bright shiny object" syndrome - now I am pining for about 20 different bikes