Hi All...
My commute has just become significantly longer and is now really heavy going on my mountain bike - so have decided to keep the mtb (orange p7) for offroad only and get something else for commuting that's lighter with thinner wheels...
Tried borrowing a proper road bike and although it's quick I find the riding position not great for dealing with traffic so have (almost) decided on a hybrid.
Have been round a few shops and the current short list is
cannondale bad boy 700
ridgeback flight 3
scott sub 10
felt qx85
What do people think of the list?... or should I just ditch the idea of flat bars & disc brakes and buy a proper road bike (one of the audax/sportive jobs rather than the out-and-out racer I've tried).
My commute is about 10miles and parts of it are STEEP - the roads are pretty good but it's busy with a lot of traffic / buses.
I'm not 'super' fit but I do cycle every day, do about 4000 miles a year and can avg 20mph on my orange on the current 4.5mile commute.
My commute has just become significantly longer and is now really heavy going on my mountain bike - so have decided to keep the mtb (orange p7) for offroad only and get something else for commuting that's lighter with thinner wheels...
Tried borrowing a proper road bike and although it's quick I find the riding position not great for dealing with traffic so have (almost) decided on a hybrid.
Have been round a few shops and the current short list is
cannondale bad boy 700
ridgeback flight 3
scott sub 10
felt qx85
What do people think of the list?... or should I just ditch the idea of flat bars & disc brakes and buy a proper road bike (one of the audax/sportive jobs rather than the out-and-out racer I've tried).
My commute is about 10miles and parts of it are STEEP - the roads are pretty good but it's busy with a lot of traffic / buses.
I'm not 'super' fit but I do cycle every day, do about 4000 miles a year and can avg 20mph on my orange on the current 4.5mile commute.