My mate recently purchased a carrea cirrus at something like 280 ,think there online at the moment for 250 I think. This is a excellent bike for the money and will do off road no problems just depends on what riding you do .my Leicester branch of halfords has an in store on a carrea road bike for 180 which is brilliant value perhaps worth a visit to your branch to check out any offers. You will find changing from a mountain bike you will notice riding is easierHi there, I'm thinking of getting the new carrera cyclocross bike, can anyone give me some advice (I cycle, but I'm not a "proper" cyclist)
At the moment I have 2 cheap mountain bikes (I have dual nationality and split my time between both countries, needed a bike at each place). I'm now at university, and using one of the bikes (the least attractive to thieves) to commute.
I had been toying with the idea of getting a 2nd hand road bike because despite being short the commute on my clunky old bike is slow and a lot of effort. Everyone with a road bike sails effortlessly past me lol. I now think cyclocross bike might be better because although I'm mainly on the road, the commute has a lot of potholes/gravel occasional broken glass etc and I want something hardy. It's also steep in places and I think (correct me if I'm wrong) that cyclocross bikes are better for hills? Also, if I had a cyclocross I could get rid of the mountain bike in this country (3 bikes is excessive for someone like me) whereas if I bought a road bike instead I would have to keep the mtb for the odd occasion that I go off-road. I have looked for 2nd hand cyclocross bikes, but found none within my budget that are close to me (I don't have a car)
Do you think the cheap halfords cyclocross sounds like a good idea for someone like me (ie doesn't need the top of the range stuff and small budget) or should I get a roadbike instead? I'm leaning towards the cyclocross, but I'm also concerned that a new bike may be a target for thieves.
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thread merge by a mod?
Cheers Ed
No, I posted on this thread because I thought it made sense...
Sorry if it wasn't the right thing to do (I notice that the thread is a bit old) I'm new here :/
Hadn't noticed @13 rider's post. Here's the thread I was thinking about which is similarly positive: https://www.cyclechat.net/threads/collected-my-carrera-crixus-ll.169721/#post-3397375
So, popped into my local halfords today to have a peak. Really liked it, but am both excited and slightly terrified about dropped handles/gear shifting/more aggressive riding position- do people usually pick it up quickly?
Reassuringly I was directed to "the bike expert" who seemed to have decent knowledge
Pretty sure I'm going to get it know, but any opinions on which colour?
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The black one for me.So, popped into my local halfords today to have a peak. Really liked it, but am both excited and slightly terrified about dropped handles/gear shifting/more aggressive riding position- do people usually pick it up quickly?
Reassuringly I was directed to "the bike expert" who seemed to have decent knowledge
Pretty sure I'm going to get it know, but any opinions on which colour?
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My mates is green and I quite like it but its what you like that matters
Hi everyone, I've bought the bike, went for the black in the end. I had a slight preference for the green, but my local halfords just sold their last one and its not available to order in, or anywhere within a 15 mile radius (I don't have a car)
I'll collect it on Sunday. Any tips for what to check for to see if it's been set up properly?? Remember I know nothing about bikes.