Head or Heart?

[avsd]

Best fit +2 you need to test ride the bikes and if they are both comfortable go with the heart

 

[Rickshaw Phil]

With a decision like this I wonder which one you would regret not buying.

 

[Cyclist33]

If you desire it enough, and can afford to pay household bills etc... treat yourself. You will appreciate it every time you ride it. If you go for economy and choose a bicycle you don't love, you will never get the same joy from it.

Just like choosing a partner - it has to be head and heart..!

And should one test ride both potential partners, to reverse the simile, before deciding which one to go out with?

 

[mrandmrspoves]

Defini

And should one test ride both potential partners, to reverse the simile, before deciding which one to go out with?

Bicycles and potential partners.....yup - all in favour of a test ride or two before you commit!

 

[Pedrosanchezo]

Defini

Bicycles and potential partners.....yup - all in favour of a test ride or two before you commit!

Just be sure not to tell the bike you settle down with.

 

[mrandmrspoves]

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Just be sure not to tell the bike you settle down with.

Glad to report my wife is not a bike!

Reminds me of a song by Mike Harding "Poor Uncle Mike, his wife she was the village bike, She'd a basket, a bell and handlebars as well. for a bottle of cider anyone could ride her....."

 

[Pedrosanchezo]

I


Glad to report my wife is not a bike!

Reminds me of a song by Mike Harding "Poor Uncle Mike, his wife she was the village bike, She'd a basket, a bell and handlebars as well. for a bottle of cider anyone could ride her....."

I thought we were talking about bikes. They have feelings too you know.

 

[mrandmrspoves]

I thought we were talking about bikes. They have feelings too you know.

.....Wives have feelings?

 

[shouldbeinbed]

Please help......I'm stuck choosing between 2 bikes.
I love the geometry shape of the Specialized Ruby Elite altho not over struck on the colour scheme. I also like the Cannondale Synapse 5. Both bikes are 105 which is what I'm after and the Specialized is a carbon frame but I've never really wanted a carbon frame bike.

So my dilemma is do I go for the bike that I totally love the shape of or do I go for the one with the more suitable frame for my riding?

Comfort wins: which one would you climb off after a 100 miler and not throw into the nearest hedge.

 

[hobbitonabike]

I have the Synapse 7 and I absolutely adore it. We've had many a happy mile together and only had her two months lol

 

[grumpyoldgit]

Another vote for both

 

[ELPTX51]

With a decision like this I wonder which one you would regret not buying.

^^^^ This^^^^

 

[totallyfixed]

Assuming they are both a good fit, after test riding, which one makes you smile the most? In my book nothing else counts.