Hi there,
I decided to start cycling again after 12 years - to get to work and for generally getting about, but when I was a teenager I used to love using a bike to get around town - and after 4 years of walking to work wanted a cheap & quicker means of transport!
So I bought a second-hand mountain bike at the weekend to use, with a view to possibly upgrading once I was sure that I'd stick with the cycling or when the bike wears out.
Now I'm wondering if I should've just spent a bit more and got a new bike? Firstly, I'm finding the bike I got to be a little sluggish on the roads plus I'm a little worried about it's general road-worthiness, but am loathe to spend out on getting it checked out & fixed up if I'm going to just upgrade. Should I upgrade to a hybrid as I'm only really riding on roads (though Oxford's roads aren't the greatest!) and across a very bumpy field each day?
It's a Radford Commanche mountain bike (with front suspension and front disk brakes) and is pretty lightweight, but it's still a mountain bike.
There's very little info about the brand 'Radford' online, except for one reference that it might be a re-badged Claud Butler/Falcon - does anyone have any other info or knows if it's an ok brand?
Sorry for a rambling post!
Andy
I decided to start cycling again after 12 years - to get to work and for generally getting about, but when I was a teenager I used to love using a bike to get around town - and after 4 years of walking to work wanted a cheap & quicker means of transport!
So I bought a second-hand mountain bike at the weekend to use, with a view to possibly upgrading once I was sure that I'd stick with the cycling or when the bike wears out.
Now I'm wondering if I should've just spent a bit more and got a new bike? Firstly, I'm finding the bike I got to be a little sluggish on the roads plus I'm a little worried about it's general road-worthiness, but am loathe to spend out on getting it checked out & fixed up if I'm going to just upgrade. Should I upgrade to a hybrid as I'm only really riding on roads (though Oxford's roads aren't the greatest!) and across a very bumpy field each day?
It's a Radford Commanche mountain bike (with front suspension and front disk brakes) and is pretty lightweight, but it's still a mountain bike.
There's very little info about the brand 'Radford' online, except for one reference that it might be a re-badged Claud Butler/Falcon - does anyone have any other info or knows if it's an ok brand?
Sorry for a rambling post!
Andy