flat bar road bike or hybrid
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My opinion is you've missed out the Giant Rapid- which is my ride of choice- with road bike gearing it's 'faster' than the sirrus which came with MTB gears when i was buying a year ago (didn't check out the other two), I love mine as a nice entry to cycling and nice high visibility for commuting- although do now wish I'd bought a drop bar for hand positions on longer rides.
Profpointy
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At the risk of being "you don't want this, you want that", I do have to ask, why not drops?
They give you a choice of hand positions (on flat bit, on hoods, or on the drops proper), and if the flat bit is around level with the saddle, or even a bit higher if you prefer an upright position, there's a lot of options.
With drops, you can tuck down out the wind, which can be demoralising on the flat if there's a headwind, quite apart from going faster. It's a mistake to regard drops as a "racing" or "lycra boys" thing - flats just mean no choice of position, and putting more effort in to go slower.
If you've a bad back or whatever, then none of the above may apply of course, and you may already have thought it through
They give you a choice of hand positions (on flat bit, on hoods, or on the drops proper), and if the flat bit is around level with the saddle, or even a bit higher if you prefer an upright position, there's a lot of options.
With drops, you can tuck down out the wind, which can be demoralising on the flat if there's a headwind, quite apart from going faster. It's a mistake to regard drops as a "racing" or "lycra boys" thing - flats just mean no choice of position, and putting more effort in to go slower.
If you've a bad back or whatever, then none of the above may apply of course, and you may already have thought it through
I did use to have a drop bar road bike andenjoyed commuting. But i do suffer from back issues so long rides would cause problems.
how does the giant rapid fair up size wise? I am 6ft 1 and usually end up looking good at xl or even xxl. Is the xl big enough? Also.......rapid 2 or 3
how does the giant rapid fair up size wise? I am 6ft 1 and usually end up looking good at xl or even xxl. Is the xl big enough? Also.......rapid 2 or 3
vickster
Legendary Member
Whyte for me, for your budget you can get an older Cambridge (the one I have)
http://www.discountcyclesdirect.co.uk/catalog/search_results.php?searchwords=whyte cambridge
Carbon fork, hydraulic discs, road gearing (but good for hills too)
http://www.discountcyclesdirect.co.uk/catalog/search_results.php?searchwords=whyte cambridge
Carbon fork, hydraulic discs, road gearing (but good for hills too)