Surly Long Haul Trucker or Trek 520?

photojtn

trek 520 hands down!

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1985 Schwinn Le Tour Luxe
2003 Trek 520
2005 Trek Madone

"I hope when it's my time to go, I'll be on my bike". LA

jimboo

I have a fuji tourer 58cm size frame. I have done extensive fully loaded touring with it and I love the way it handles under load. It has about 15000 kms on it and I have just over hauled it with a S.Brown cyclotouriste cassette 14 to 34t and I changed the granny from a 30t to a 28t. Also replace the stock rims with mavis 719 36H and double butted spokes. Origininal set up was fine but I had to respoke the rear wheel after 2 trips due to breaking spokes and I am getting older and need the easier gears (67years old) .Fuji/my bike store came good for the expense. I find it handles better than a SLHT, but The SLHT has better rims and bar end shifters. My SIS shifters work great and are easier to shift on hills. I originally wanted to get a trek 520 but couldn't get one intime for a trip so I bought the fuji and saved $300. I've used up the savings by getting the mavic rims but the trek520,SLHT, fuji tourer are mid range touring bikes so I now have what I want for gear inches (22-108) and am happy with it. All 3 are good choices.

coppershark

I purchased a LHT about six months ago and am very happy with it. One of the blokes in my club, KBTC rides a Fuji and has broken spokes but so far the LHT wheels are running true.

I chose the Surly over the Trek 520 and The Fuji because it was the only tourer available in Australia with bar end shifters as standard and the Sugino crankset has a 26T granny while all the others have the road triple with a granny of about 30T.

The LHT in Australia was A$1500 compared to the Fuji at about $1250 and the Trek at over $2000.

The LHT has XT hubs and rear deraileur, while the Fuji has lower specs. I think the Trek has 105 road componentry. Value for money you can't go past the LHT but they all do the job adequately

Mike