recommend: solid road/touring bike under $1000 - Cycling Mob: Road Cycling, Mountain Biking and More

07-07-2004, 11:35 AM

i am fairly new to riding, and am looking for a fast, solid
road/touring bike for seattle hills, roads, etc... i'm leaning
towards a touring bike, as the riding i want to do combines an
ocassional trail (flat dirt trails) and the ocassional steep hill,
along with curbs, etc... but most of the riding will be roads. and,
too, i want to be able to pull my daughter in a bike
stroller/trailer... and pure road bikes just seem a bit frail for all
the above... and hybrids, well, i dont like them much. so.. touring!

my budget requires that i stay under 1K. thoughts?

thanks.