Comfort Bike or Mountain Bike??

[sleuthey]

I am going to aquire a bike around the £200 mark.

90% of the time I will be riding on road or along a sustrans railway path. 10% of the time I will be riding on off road tracks eg. Forest of Dean. I will not be doing any trails, down hilling or stunts etc.

What I would like is to have 1 bike with 26" wheels where I can change the tyres between 1.5" slicks and 2.125" nobblies depending on where I am riding. Any one agree this is a good idea as opposed to having 2 bikes?

I am hence trying to decide between a comfort bike and a mountain bike. For my needs I can't see whether one would have any advantages over the other? I have heard that a comfort bike is a cross between a hybrid and hard tail.

I have condsidered 2 bikes: Giant Rincon (MTB) and a Giant Sedona DX (comfort). In terms of spec and price they both seem the same. But what would you recomend? See liks below for both bikes:

http://www.winstanleysbikes.co.uk/product/11925/Giant_Rincon_Mens_Bike_Spring_2007

http://www.ashcycles.com/power/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=436&currency=BP

Thanks in advance!

 

[RedBike]

Try them. They've both got very different riding positions. Only you can decided which one 'fits' best.

BTW, my money would be on the MTB!

 

[sleuthey]

Thanks

When you say they both have different riding positions - what do you mean exactly? I suffer from back problems and when I tried a racer It did my back in! At a guess which one would be lighter?

Cheers.

 

[Ivan Ardon]

Neither will be light due to the (possibly unnecessary) suspension.

+1 for the Carrera Subway suggestion.

 

[Keith Oates]

In going for a Giant I think you are on the right track. Which one is a personal decision but for me the MTB would be the one to have!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!