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I have been waiting ages for my "cycle to work" bike to come through.... my LBS has got it on order, its a specialized tricross sport but there has been some delays (I think the bike store forgot to order it, but I could be wrong).
Anyways I was thinking the only reason I wanted this bike was the fact that I like to ride along canal tow paths sometimes. And as it is a hybrid it could handle that.
I already have a mountain bike (old and nothing special, prob need a good service and fixing up abit but nothing major). Orginally I was planning on never using this again, it is really bulky and heavy. I never really had any problems with it (although I haven't actually used in about 6/7 years) It's just the fact that I actually plan to do very long distances now with my new bike.
I got thinking and thought, maybe I should get myself the specialized allez which is of similar value but a full on road bike instead of hybrid, and use that for daily commute and training etc but then have the old mountain for the canal rides.
What would you do?? What are the major differences between the two ( I don't really understand the technical terms on the spec listings) Obviously the tyres are fatter on the tricross hence the ability to ride on the canal paths but what other differences are there other than this? Could I get away with getting two sets of tyres one larger with tread for the occasional gravel track rides and one set of slicks for road? What would be the largest tyre size that the allize would allow for, I know the tricross comes with 32's which is pretty wide.
I can see myself really getting back in cycling and don't want to think to myself why didn't I get a proper road bike to begin with in a few years time ( when all the techinal stuff actually means something to me) or should I just stop being silly and stick with the orginal bike that I saw and liked?
Thanks
L4dva
Anyways I was thinking the only reason I wanted this bike was the fact that I like to ride along canal tow paths sometimes. And as it is a hybrid it could handle that.
I already have a mountain bike (old and nothing special, prob need a good service and fixing up abit but nothing major). Orginally I was planning on never using this again, it is really bulky and heavy. I never really had any problems with it (although I haven't actually used in about 6/7 years) It's just the fact that I actually plan to do very long distances now with my new bike.
I got thinking and thought, maybe I should get myself the specialized allez which is of similar value but a full on road bike instead of hybrid, and use that for daily commute and training etc but then have the old mountain for the canal rides.
What would you do?? What are the major differences between the two ( I don't really understand the technical terms on the spec listings) Obviously the tyres are fatter on the tricross hence the ability to ride on the canal paths but what other differences are there other than this? Could I get away with getting two sets of tyres one larger with tread for the occasional gravel track rides and one set of slicks for road? What would be the largest tyre size that the allize would allow for, I know the tricross comes with 32's which is pretty wide.
I can see myself really getting back in cycling and don't want to think to myself why didn't I get a proper road bike to begin with in a few years time ( when all the techinal stuff actually means something to me) or should I just stop being silly and stick with the orginal bike that I saw and liked?
Thanks
L4dva