Am looking to buy a buy a bike and am currently doing about 20 miles a week commuting to and from work and about 4 miles on a Sunday cycling with my lad. Have been cycling for about 20 years (mostly UK, but also including 9 years on mainland Spain and 4 months on the South of France), so know a little of what I want and don't want. It needs to be straight handled, weigh less than 12.5kg, tyres width 1.9, not sure about suspension, I am 6ft and 13 stone. Can pay up to £600. Any ideas what would be a good one to get please? Would probably go to Evans at Crawley to get it.
Need ideas on which bike to go for
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vickster
Squire
Cannondale Quick?
http://www.evanscycles.com/products/cannondale/quick-cx4-2014-hybrid-bike-ec054401
Don't get suspension if riding on roads, disc brakes are good for commuting in all weathers
Or no discs, carbon forks, lighter
http://www.evanscycles.com/products/cannondale/quick-4-2014-hybrid-bike-ec054940
Or this should be light and fast, Deore good groupset
http://www.evanscycles.com/products/norco/vfr-1-2014-hybrid-bike-ec055118
http://www.evanscycles.com/products/cannondale/quick-cx4-2014-hybrid-bike-ec054401
Don't get suspension if riding on roads, disc brakes are good for commuting in all weathers
Or no discs, carbon forks, lighter
http://www.evanscycles.com/products/cannondale/quick-4-2014-hybrid-bike-ec054940
Or this should be light and fast, Deore good groupset
http://www.evanscycles.com/products/norco/vfr-1-2014-hybrid-bike-ec055118
sreten
Well-Known Member
- Location
- Brighton, UK
Hi,
You can do that sort of mileage on any sort of bike *. I don't
understand your weight limit, tyre size expectation and budget.
This is a fully equipped commuting bike for < £300 :
http://www.decathlon.co.uk/mens-nework-5-sport-bike-id_8222609.html
FWIW, for the money, for the specification, it is rather good.
FWIW the pedals would suit half toe clips to make the most sense.
(As the ones fitted are designed for full toe clips, and half toe clips
would at least force you use them the right way up, see reviews.)
The pedal is the wrong way up for its proper use.They are good pedals, used
wrongly **. They need at least half toe clips to be a good choice for the bike.
rgds, sreten.
* I do more than that on my very cheap 20" folder.
And more than that in one ride on the other bike.
** Note the "tang" sticking up on the left of the pedal, its for flipping
into the toe clips and makes upside down pedalling feel very poor,
as well as the cage giving no sideways location upside down.
The tang only works well with the pedal weighted downwards.
You can do that sort of mileage on any sort of bike *. I don't
understand your weight limit, tyre size expectation and budget.
This is a fully equipped commuting bike for < £300 :
http://www.decathlon.co.uk/mens-nework-5-sport-bike-id_8222609.html
FWIW, for the money, for the specification, it is rather good.
FWIW the pedals would suit half toe clips to make the most sense.
(As the ones fitted are designed for full toe clips, and half toe clips
would at least force you use them the right way up, see reviews.)
The pedal is the wrong way up for its proper use.They are good pedals, used
wrongly **. They need at least half toe clips to be a good choice for the bike.
rgds, sreten.
* I do more than that on my very cheap 20" folder.
And more than that in one ride on the other bike.
** Note the "tang" sticking up on the left of the pedal, its for flipping
into the toe clips and makes upside down pedalling feel very poor,
as well as the cage giving no sideways location upside down.
The tang only works well with the pedal weighted downwards.
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Cyclist33
Guest
- Location
- Warrington
Hi,
You can do that sort of mileage on any sort of bike *. I don't
understand your weight limit, tyre size expectation and budget.
This is a fully equipped commuting bike for < £300 :
http://www.decathlon.co.uk/mens-nework-5-sport-bike-id_8222609.html
FWIW, for the money, for the specification, it is rather good.
FWIW the pedals would suit half toe clips to make the most sense.
(As the ones fitted are designed for full toe clips, and half toe clips
would at least force you use them the right way up, see reviews.)
The pedal is the wrong way up for its proper use.They are good pedals, used
wrongly **. They need at least half toe clips to be a good choice for the bike.
rgds, sreten.
* I do more than that on my very cheap 20" folder.
And more than that in one ride on the other bike.
** Note the "tang" sticking up on the left of the pedal, its for flipping
into the toe clips and makes upside down pedalling feel very poor,
as well as the cage giving no sideways location upside down.
The tang only works well with the pedal weighted downwards.
I would just dispense with faffing around and get a pair of DMR v8 pedals in your chosen colour.
