Currently have a Cannondale CAAD 8 road bike and a mountain bike but the mountain bike doesn't really getting used and I am getting a bit sick of head down and bum up pacy must beat my PB rides, so looking to take my riding somewhere different over the winter and next summer and one of these seems to be the perfect compromise.
Budget is flexible but don't want to really go above £ 1,500 ideal budget would be around 1k -1.2k ideally like Shimano 105 componentry or above (or equivalent in Campag/Sram)
What I am looking for is really a do it all bike, competent road, bit of light touring and a something swift ish for the summer months but equally able to handle bridleways and general pot holed roads. Funnily enough it will not be used for
Bit concerened by the slightly lower gearing on a Cyclocross if for example I swap wheels and go for slightly narrower say 25's for the summer will I be running out of gears as I can on my Cannondale which is a compact double.
I have googled and like the look of the Cannondale Caadx, the Cube and a few others but I am really after some ideas as to what people currently have and how they have found it.
Many thanks for any advice
Cheers
Budget is flexible but don't want to really go above £ 1,500 ideal budget would be around 1k -1.2k ideally like Shimano 105 componentry or above (or equivalent in Campag/Sram)
What I am looking for is really a do it all bike, competent road, bit of light touring and a something swift ish for the summer months but equally able to handle bridleways and general pot holed roads. Funnily enough it will not be used for
Bit concerened by the slightly lower gearing on a Cyclocross if for example I swap wheels and go for slightly narrower say 25's for the summer will I be running out of gears as I can on my Cannondale which is a compact double.
I have googled and like the look of the Cannondale Caadx, the Cube and a few others but I am really after some ideas as to what people currently have and how they have found it.
Many thanks for any advice
Cheers