tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2910036170672167656.post6455645859906584583..comments2023-06-15T15:22:37.365+10:00Comments on Jon's Cycling Log: Custom Surly LHT vs Dawes Ultra GalaxyJonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08295415799141948720noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2910036170672167656.post-84748174546678614752012-01-18T22:26:44.005+10:002012-01-18T22:26:44.005+10:00I was just linking to this page and your costings ...I was just linking to this page and your costings on the Surly Long Haul Trucker and realised our costs are much the same, just in different currencies :) Both 2009 bike as well. Funny world.Aushikerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11678753367840875710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2910036170672167656.post-14551684173461628702010-03-06T07:59:01.886+10:002010-03-06T07:59:01.886+10:00Building up a bike from a bare frame is almost alw...Building up a bike from a bare frame is almost always more expensive than buying the equivalent as a built bike. The reason being that large manufacturers can buy groupsets from Shimano or whoever for next to nothing.<br /><br />However not all brands in the market represent the same value for money and that is a big factor if looking at Dawes :-)<br /><br />I made a similar decision when a Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com