Jazz
Regular
- Location
- County Durham
Now then everyone!
I've had a read through Andy's newbie thread, some interesting & helpful stuff there so cheers Andy.
So far, from advice from a bike enthusiast at work (buys Orange bikes and improves them blah blah) I have learned some stuff, and he told me to go to the bike shop in the next town over. The bloke there was really canny and showed me for £500 I could get a Scott Aspect 30 - with lockout and disc brakes. He said that would do me for commuting and for the coast to coast.
~~For those that didn't see the intro thread, I am jumping straight in and want to do coast to coast~~
I really just want to ask what people think of that bike, I am fairly sure I will be getting it once I sell my car. I would also like to know what half decent equipment I could get - gloves, helmet, padded shorts etc.
I really love my music so I would HAVE to have an MP3 player, and whatever would strap it to my arm and what not.
So yeah:
1. What do you think of the Scott Aspect 30?
2. What Helmets/gloves/padded shorts and other equipment would you recommend for coast to coast (as well as general commuting)?
3. What other stuff would you have in your bag for such a journey.
And just to let you all know I am not one for taking up hobbies and not bothering after a few attempts. I will be doing this for real, I needed an excuse to train and now I have one.
Cheers in advance!
Jazz
I've had a read through Andy's newbie thread, some interesting & helpful stuff there so cheers Andy.
So far, from advice from a bike enthusiast at work (buys Orange bikes and improves them blah blah) I have learned some stuff, and he told me to go to the bike shop in the next town over. The bloke there was really canny and showed me for £500 I could get a Scott Aspect 30 - with lockout and disc brakes. He said that would do me for commuting and for the coast to coast.
~~For those that didn't see the intro thread, I am jumping straight in and want to do coast to coast~~
I really just want to ask what people think of that bike, I am fairly sure I will be getting it once I sell my car. I would also like to know what half decent equipment I could get - gloves, helmet, padded shorts etc.
I really love my music so I would HAVE to have an MP3 player, and whatever would strap it to my arm and what not.
So yeah:
1. What do you think of the Scott Aspect 30?
2. What Helmets/gloves/padded shorts and other equipment would you recommend for coast to coast (as well as general commuting)?
3. What other stuff would you have in your bag for such a journey.
And just to let you all know I am not one for taking up hobbies and not bothering after a few attempts. I will be doing this for real, I needed an excuse to train and now I have one.
Cheers in advance!
Jazz