Raliegh Sojourn -- First Impression

I bought the 2008 Raliegh Soujourn from Cross Country Cycles on Valentine's Day, February 14th. Yes, there is a large bank of snow outside the store.

Here's what I can tell you:

It has disc brakes. These are different than traditional rim brakes, but they can still stop you, and they are very common on mountain bikes.

It has Bar End Shifters. The triple is friction, the 9-speed rear is indexed.

It weighs 34.8 pounds with a Kickstand and M520 pedals.

There are three bottle cage mounts.

There are two spare spokes. I would guess that these are for the rear wheel, but it's not clear.

The wheels themselves are used on Tandems, so although they are 32 spoke, the strength of the wheels should not be an issue.

It has Brooks Handlebar tape and a Brooks Aged B17 Saddle.

It tracked well during my 1/2 mile test ride in a small amount of snow, wet pavement and ice.

This is exactly the bike I wanted.