What are my options for a road bike with options to run singlespeed (without tensioner) or a derailleur?
Custom with sliding drops? EBB? (How well do EBBs work in the road world?)
Are there any production models besides the Surly Cross-Check? I'd prefer a real road bike and not a 'crosser, but the geometry on the crosscheck seems to compare reasonably favorably with some other non-super-racy road bikes at a quick Google-glance...
Intent is fitness/commuting, not racing or club riding or anything, but I still don't want a pig of a bike to do it on.
I may just put skinny slicks on my rigid XC bike, but am just musing here.
Custom with sliding drops? EBB? (How well do EBBs work in the road world?)
Are there any production models besides the Surly Cross-Check? I'd prefer a real road bike and not a 'crosser, but the geometry on the crosscheck seems to compare reasonably favorably with some other non-super-racy road bikes at a quick Google-glance...
Intent is fitness/commuting, not racing or club riding or anything, but I still don't want a pig of a bike to do it on.
I may just put skinny slicks on my rigid XC bike, but am just musing here.