arghill
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Hi All,
Hoping some of you kind souls can help steer me in the right direction on a bike purchase…
I used to ride regularly to work on a Saracen, roughly 2-3 miles each way which I did rain or shine for several years. Then the frame broke, my cycling has been on hiatus and I have been walking instead.
I now want to get a replacement to ride weekends mainly to get some fitness back and shed a few pounds.
I am looking for a new bike to use on canal paths, b roads and a roads. I am around 5"10, 16.5 stone!
The LBS has the following which catch my eye.
With whatever bike I get I will switch the tyres over to something thinner.
I have an old road bike which I will renovate once I have lost some weight so am looking for a solid MTB for the time being.
I have noticed with the product ranges the main difference seems to be components with the frame staying the same, is there much benefit to the more expensive groupsets apart from a small weight loss ?
Thanks for any input.
Hoping some of you kind souls can help steer me in the right direction on a bike purchase…
I used to ride regularly to work on a Saracen, roughly 2-3 miles each way which I did rain or shine for several years. Then the frame broke, my cycling has been on hiatus and I have been walking instead.
I now want to get a replacement to ride weekends mainly to get some fitness back and shed a few pounds.
I am looking for a new bike to use on canal paths, b roads and a roads. I am around 5"10, 16.5 stone!
The LBS has the following which catch my eye.
- Ridgeback 2010 MX3 249gbp
- Kona Lanai 2010 309gbp
- Marin Shoreline 2010 349gbp
- Ridgeback 2010 MX4 399gbp < main difference from mx3 is disk brakes - is that worth 150?
With whatever bike I get I will switch the tyres over to something thinner.
I have an old road bike which I will renovate once I have lost some weight so am looking for a solid MTB for the time being.
I have noticed with the product ranges the main difference seems to be components with the frame staying the same, is there much benefit to the more expensive groupsets apart from a small weight loss ?
Thanks for any input.