Westwardbound
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Gary Fisher, Trek or Ridgeback? - UPDATE - or Spec Sirrus from Bath/Bristol?
Having read the sticky, found two good bike shops (and chosen my favourite) I am now at the crunch point: which bike do I buy?
So I'm looking for some advice from real cyclists. My requirements are:
- new
- cost around £350 (or convince me to spend more, say up to £500)
- suitable for use on roads, cycle paths and the odd tow path (but nothing that requires a mountain bike)
- suitable for dawdling with the kids, and, possibly when I'm a lot fitter, a 15 mile each way commute up to 3 times a week in good weather, the vast majority of which is cycle path.
The LBS I want to use sells Ridgeback, Trek and Gary Fisher. I've picked out the:
Trek - 7.3FX or 7.5FX, possibly the Soho 1.0 or SU2.0
Gary Fisher - Monona
Ridgeback - not sure (no brochure!)
Any views on which I should choose and what I might negotiate in terms of discount? - at the same time I'll be buying my wife a Trek Navigator 2.0 Eqip WSD listed at £270. I'd prefer to stick to just the 3 brands as I like (and trust) the shop, and it has a good write-up on here. My employer does not do cycle-to-work unfortunately.
Thanks.
Having read the sticky, found two good bike shops (and chosen my favourite) I am now at the crunch point: which bike do I buy?
So I'm looking for some advice from real cyclists. My requirements are:
- new
- cost around £350 (or convince me to spend more, say up to £500)
- suitable for use on roads, cycle paths and the odd tow path (but nothing that requires a mountain bike)
- suitable for dawdling with the kids, and, possibly when I'm a lot fitter, a 15 mile each way commute up to 3 times a week in good weather, the vast majority of which is cycle path.
The LBS I want to use sells Ridgeback, Trek and Gary Fisher. I've picked out the:
Trek - 7.3FX or 7.5FX, possibly the Soho 1.0 or SU2.0
Gary Fisher - Monona
Ridgeback - not sure (no brochure!)
Any views on which I should choose and what I might negotiate in terms of discount? - at the same time I'll be buying my wife a Trek Navigator 2.0 Eqip WSD listed at £270. I'd prefer to stick to just the 3 brands as I like (and trust) the shop, and it has a good write-up on here. My employer does not do cycle-to-work unfortunately.
Thanks.