Darren Gregory
Rides a Pinnacle Arkose 3 and a Trek Emonda SL6
Hello all
Next year I will have to cycle to work some 40 miles round journey. I have therefore been given the green light to buy a new bike. I am currently riding a BTwin Rockrider 5.0 that I bought from a local bike charity (I wrote about it here: http://www.cyclechat.net/threads/yet-another-what-bike-request.149086/).
Currently I ride for leisure/fitness a combination of road and offroad. I like to spend more time off road as I prefer to be away from vehicles. The offroad tends to be a mixture of disused railway lines (minus the tracks) and footpaths.
This has led me towards a Cyclocross style bike however I do not intend to race and I would prefer a gyometry leaning towrad more relaxed.
My wife who has given me the green light will be purchasing the bike for me on finance and I will be paying the monthly payments and I have limited myself to £40 per month. I appreciate that I might get better deals online but I want to buy a bike that I can test ride and walk out with so I have limited myself to Evans cycles.
I had narrowed down my choice of bike to the Pinacle Arkose 3
http://www.evanscycles.com/products/pinnacle/arkose-three-2014-cyclocross-bike-ec054866
It seems to fit my requirements and has a good group set for the price.
Now I have the green light I have been back on to the Evans website as whilst I had set my mind on the Arkose 3 from simply desk research I would prefer to have a couple of alternaives to ride as ultimately I will choose a bike that feels the best on a ride over a slightly better spec.
The Cannondale CAADX Tiagra fits within my budget:
http://www.evanscycles.com/products/cannondale/caadx-tiagra-disc-2015-cyclocross-bike-ec071033
Slightly less spec being Tiagra and the gearing is a bit different but I can determine whether that is an issue for me when I test ride. Presumably I am paying more for the brand over the Arkose 3 and loosing a bit on the groupset?
Looking on the website today I see they have a few new 2015 models and this new Norco caught my eye:
http://www.evanscycles.com/products/norco/threshold-a1-2015-cyclocross-bike-ec072587
Seems good spec?
So three bikes that I think I will soon book for a test ride with a view to purchsing next month (after the 15th, pay day!).
So what do people think? Are my 3 a good choice to pick from? Any flaws in my reasoning or my choices? Which bike would you pick, or would you suggest anything different?
Thanks for reading and I look forward to your thoughts.
Darren
Next year I will have to cycle to work some 40 miles round journey. I have therefore been given the green light to buy a new bike. I am currently riding a BTwin Rockrider 5.0 that I bought from a local bike charity (I wrote about it here: http://www.cyclechat.net/threads/yet-another-what-bike-request.149086/).
Currently I ride for leisure/fitness a combination of road and offroad. I like to spend more time off road as I prefer to be away from vehicles. The offroad tends to be a mixture of disused railway lines (minus the tracks) and footpaths.
This has led me towards a Cyclocross style bike however I do not intend to race and I would prefer a gyometry leaning towrad more relaxed.
My wife who has given me the green light will be purchasing the bike for me on finance and I will be paying the monthly payments and I have limited myself to £40 per month. I appreciate that I might get better deals online but I want to buy a bike that I can test ride and walk out with so I have limited myself to Evans cycles.
I had narrowed down my choice of bike to the Pinacle Arkose 3
http://www.evanscycles.com/products/pinnacle/arkose-three-2014-cyclocross-bike-ec054866
It seems to fit my requirements and has a good group set for the price.
Now I have the green light I have been back on to the Evans website as whilst I had set my mind on the Arkose 3 from simply desk research I would prefer to have a couple of alternaives to ride as ultimately I will choose a bike that feels the best on a ride over a slightly better spec.
The Cannondale CAADX Tiagra fits within my budget:
http://www.evanscycles.com/products/cannondale/caadx-tiagra-disc-2015-cyclocross-bike-ec071033
Slightly less spec being Tiagra and the gearing is a bit different but I can determine whether that is an issue for me when I test ride. Presumably I am paying more for the brand over the Arkose 3 and loosing a bit on the groupset?
Looking on the website today I see they have a few new 2015 models and this new Norco caught my eye:
http://www.evanscycles.com/products/norco/threshold-a1-2015-cyclocross-bike-ec072587
Seems good spec?
So three bikes that I think I will soon book for a test ride with a view to purchsing next month (after the 15th, pay day!).
So what do people think? Are my 3 a good choice to pick from? Any flaws in my reasoning or my choices? Which bike would you pick, or would you suggest anything different?
Thanks for reading and I look forward to your thoughts.
Darren