phil_hg_uk
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Hi I am new to these forums and have been enjoying looking through all the posts over the last couple of days.
I need some adivce currently I have a 3 year old Giant Rock SE Mountain Bike which I have fitted a rack and mud guards and I use it for day rides, I like it because sometimes I see an off road track while I am out and I think hmmm I wonder where that goes and I can't resist having a look which is no problem on the Giant but it isn't the lightest bike around.
I am looking to get a new bike that is more suitable for longer rides probably a Road type bike, at the moment I tend to do around 45 miles on a ride but I want to push that up to around 75 miles over the next year.
The bikes I have seen so far that I liked are the Specialized Tricross Sport and the DAWES Audax Sport I would like a bike that will also go off road which the Specialized can also do, looking at prices the Specialized seems to be priced around the £700 - £800 mark whereas the Dawes is on offer at Spa Cycles for £460 so is the Specialized worth all the extra dosh. I have also looked at the Dawes Galaxy but again the price is quite high in comparison.
Any advice or thoughts appriciated.
I need some adivce currently I have a 3 year old Giant Rock SE Mountain Bike which I have fitted a rack and mud guards and I use it for day rides, I like it because sometimes I see an off road track while I am out and I think hmmm I wonder where that goes and I can't resist having a look which is no problem on the Giant but it isn't the lightest bike around.
I am looking to get a new bike that is more suitable for longer rides probably a Road type bike, at the moment I tend to do around 45 miles on a ride but I want to push that up to around 75 miles over the next year.
The bikes I have seen so far that I liked are the Specialized Tricross Sport and the DAWES Audax Sport I would like a bike that will also go off road which the Specialized can also do, looking at prices the Specialized seems to be priced around the £700 - £800 mark whereas the Dawes is on offer at Spa Cycles for £460 so is the Specialized worth all the extra dosh. I have also looked at the Dawes Galaxy but again the price is quite high in comparison.
Any advice or thoughts appriciated.