Hello from East Yorkshire!

[Emmaroid]

I guess I am going to have to get used to the puns and euphemisms involved in biking

I am actually in Dunswell so relatively near Driff. Yep would defo be good to meet up and go out with a few peeps!

I'm just scouting ebay now for a bargain as if I go for the Giant I have seen its going to be Spring at the earliest before I get my bike and I would like to be out and about before then

 

[ComedyPilot]

Dunswell is just a short ride up towards Woodmansey, then turn onto Long Lane, that's nice and quiet all the way to Beverley. Then, with a little town traffic out of the way, you're out into the Wolds - most excellent cycling country - reasonably flat (but hills can be found) and depending on route you won't be bothered by too many cars.

Not wanting to sway you, but like others have stated, big MTB tyres take a lot of pushing, and are surplus to requirements if you don't go off road. There is nothing wrong with a good hybrid, and there are reasonable ones to be found. All I would advise is you think about what you want to cycle for, and get a bike to suit. If you want to do a lot of Dalby Forest trails, then a DH MTB might be for you, but for local riding on quiet lanes round home, a hybrid is going to be fine.

 

[Mapster5]

Hi there I'm across the water in scunthorpe got friends near driffo and often get over that way on the bike

 

[DCLane]

If you're looking at an MTB which you'd use on the roads as well, either a hybrid OR you could use 2 sets of tyres. My MTB has both chunky tyres and Schwalbe LandCruiser tyres (cost about £13 each), which are basically fat slicks so ride easier on the road. The looks on the faces of 'hard-charging expensive carbon fibre road cyclists' when I come past on the MTB with slicks are basically

There's a number of us on here who've used cycling together with diet changes to lose weight; I'm sure you'll find willing advice.

 

[Emmaroid]

Sounds like I am going to have plenty of opportunities to get out and about when I finally get a bike!

I understand what you are saying Comedy... So do you not think that swapping the tyres and/or getting a 29er would be a happy medium? Just been reading peoples opinions on them on here and it seems like it might be the solution...

 

[Emmaroid]

DCLane I only saw your reply after I had written my last reply! Yeah that is pretty much what I was thinking...

 

[ComedyPilot]

All I can do is offer an opinion Emma, and mine is no more credible than the next person's.

Yes, you can swap tyres on a MTB for slicks and back to knobblies, but it's still a MTB.

I have ridden lots of miles on racers, MTBs, hybrids and tourers, and have finally settled on a tourer that has taken me about 10,000 miles in the last 18 months.

I do most of my riding as commuting, shopping, touring, and leisurely rides to the pub etc and my tourer is perfect for me.

It 'might' be totally wrong for you but, as long as you buy the bike that meets your riding style/requirement closest, you won't go far wrong.

 

[DCLane]

It 'might' be totally wrong for you but, as long as you buy the bike that meets your riding style/requirement closest, you won't go far wrong.

True. But then I've 4 bikes - so am in the enviable position of having an MTB for 'non-road bike' days. If you're looking at a first bike - ComedyPilot's advice is just as valid.

 

[Emmaroid]

Thanks guys, you are ace

 

[ComedyPilot]

Thanks guys, you are ace

Aye......

 

[oldfatfool]

Hi

If you have a decent LBS or Evans that will let you have a decent length of test ride you would be best trying the various offerings before laying out your cash on something that you might hate. Suspension and fatter/knobbly tyres all mean one thing, more effort for the same result.

 

[Emmaroid]

I dont know of anywhere where I could trial one but will ask...

One question.... SO far we have spoken about getting an MTB and it being more effort on the roads. What if I got a road bike or hybrid and it didnt cut it offroad? Or will they? I only ask as I dont know...

 

[oldfatfool]

How far off road are you thinking about? greenways and canal paths or unused forest/mountain tracks? If the former then Hybrid will be fine eg http://www.allterraincycles.co.uk/ProductDetail.aspx?ProductCode=125610, if the latter then mtb, BUT the harsher the trail then the more money you need to spend on better more durable kit especially where suspension is concerned.

 

[ComedyPilot]

To be fair a road bike will not cut it off road, neither will a hybrid or tourer.

The bike you decide on will depend on what % of your riding will be off road?

 

[craigwend]

The 'mountains' of east riding could be coped with on a hybrid, i used to use a tourer before i had a mountain bike.

mrs craigwend (& her friend) both went the hybrid option.

Plenty of good bike shops , some more costly than others, but a good time of the year to pick up a bargain


http://www.minstercycles.co.uk/
http://www.kenellerkercycles.co.uk/
http://www.starbikes.net/
http://wilsonswheels.co.uk/site/
http://www.cpcycles.com/


Nice chaps near-ish you
http://www.cottinghamroadclub.co.uk/


Plenty of mail order choices, you'll get plenty of advice, then you will just know the one for you


Oh, yeah, welcome