Hello!
I'm thinking about buying a rohloff equipped bike early next year. The intended use would be as a multipurpose bike, commuting, shopping grocerys and a little bit of mountainbiking.
I've been looking at both the Catayst and the Raven tour. I would like to have a rear rack and some kind of fenders istalled. I would only use small rear panniers.
I do think that the Catalyst would be the best choice, especially if my interest in mountainbiking becomes bigger,but the price is considerably higher.
So my question is: how big is the difference between the Catalyst and the Raven tour frame? If the Raven tour was equipped with the same wheels, tyres and brakes as the Catalyst it would still be much cheaper then the Catalyst. Is the Raven tour at all suitable as a MTB?
Regards Patrik.