hey,
After a couple of years of not cycling, I’m looking to buy a new bike imminently. Never had a road bike before; but used to have a Specialised Sirrus Elite from 2007 that would take out for 20-50 mile rides 3-4 times a week.
I’m living in London, so this bike would need to serve me as a commuter (9 miles each way) as well as something that I can enjoy riding at the weekends. At the moment I’m torn between the Merlin Axe7 Road (https://www.merlincycles.com/merlin-axe7-disc-road-bike-2017-95592.html) and the BTwin Triban 540. Does anyone have any experience with either of these, especially the Merlin - I doubt I’ll be able to get up to Lancashire to actually try one out.
Any other suggestions are welcome,
Many thanks!
After a couple of years of not cycling, I’m looking to buy a new bike imminently. Never had a road bike before; but used to have a Specialised Sirrus Elite from 2007 that would take out for 20-50 mile rides 3-4 times a week.
I’m living in London, so this bike would need to serve me as a commuter (9 miles each way) as well as something that I can enjoy riding at the weekends. At the moment I’m torn between the Merlin Axe7 Road (https://www.merlincycles.com/merlin-axe7-disc-road-bike-2017-95592.html) and the BTwin Triban 540. Does anyone have any experience with either of these, especially the Merlin - I doubt I’ll be able to get up to Lancashire to actually try one out.
Any other suggestions are welcome,
Many thanks!