Another what bike question

[oldbrownjava]

I'm doing a coast to coast this summer. My bike is a 12 year old Specialised Hardrock. Not ideal for touring and needs money spending on it. I've been thinking of :-

http://www.evanscycles.com/products...ec021106?query=Ridgeback Rapide Equipt Meteor

but then I saw

http://www.decathlon.co.uk/EN/riverside-5-men-s-49820115/

What I really like would be

http://www.evanscycles.com/products...010-hybrid-bike-ec020195?query=Cannondale bad

But I need a carrier and mudguards, and I've experience after market stuff and the bodges needed to make them fit.

 

[Rob3rt]

Id take the Cannondale any day of the week! (Assuming all bikes were equally comfy etc which they wont be)

It looks a lot nicer, and it should happily accept mud-guards, panniers etc. Getting aftermarket parts to fit may be an inconvenience (I dont see why but I cant speak form experience), in the long term, a better bike is a better bike, a couple of hours getting aftermarket bits to fit it (if it really is that awkward) will be well worth it for the step up in frame quality. Cannondale also offer lifetime warranty on their frames, not sure about the other brands you link.

You'll have to ride them to see what you prefer I guess. I know nothing about hybrid components and groupsets. I just know I really like my Cannondale road bike

 

[oldbrownjava]

The problem with the Cannondale, is that it has no fastening points for a carrier on the upper stays, and I will definitely need panniers

 

[Muddyfox]

Revolution Country Traveller

Simon

 

[bauldbairn]

Revolution Country Traveller

Simon

+1,

See this thread for pictures/discussions on it.

https://www.cyclechat.net/

...and the pics are on dynamicks album.

 

[oldbrownjava]

Wow thanks, I love them particularly with the disk brakes, looks cool, but practical un like the Cannondale which is just cool. My problem is that I'm buying it via the Ride to Work scheme and I think my company has a tie in with Evans - will find out about this next week, if not, one of these will be my next baby.