Fellow bikefolk, I need your opinion!

[juliusfister]

I shall be purchsing a new bicycle in the coming weeks and have narrowed it down to the following machines -

vitus mach 3 city bike http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/vitus-bikes-mach-3-city-bike-2014/rp-prod107019

or

Boardman hybrid comp 2014

http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/...uctId_992052_langId_-1_categoryId_165534#tab3

all advice appreciated.

 

[vickster]

Boardman looks much nicer and I like SRAM

 

[SWSteve]

Boardman looks nicer, also has disc brakes

 

[juliusfister]

Ive seen the boardman in the flesh, personally I think it looks a bit loud (beauty is in the eye of the beholder and all that). I'm not convinced on the huge advantage of the disk brakes to be honest --standard v/cantilever with a bit of care and maintenance seem to do the job for me . Is SRAM generally considered superior or is that just a preference of your's vickster?

Cheers for the feed back folks.

 

[vickster]

Personal preference...and I don't do black or grey bikes, hence the Boardman....I like loud bikes

 

[cyberknight]

Disc brakes offer better modulation and work better in the wet as they are not affected as much as rim brakes by the wet, they also do not need a true rim to brake well so you could ride home with a broke spoke and not have to adjust the brake block width to allow for a untrue wheel.
That all said i have a disc bike and i have fund setting it up right a pita but i an used to v brakes and caliper brakes .