BowlofPetunias
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- Location
- Henley-on-Thames
Hi Everyone,
I'm looking for a bike to use with my family at weekends, a mixture of road, tow path, woodland and a bit of mud but nothing excessive. I'd rather get something decent than buying cheap and buying twice when it falls to bits. Looking online and after a recent trip to Evans I reckon I'm budgeting between £600 and £700 max for a bike, although of course happy to spend less!
I've seen a few models such as these:
Sirrus Sport 2017
https://www.evanscycles.com/specialized-sirrus-sport-2017-hybrid-bike-EV279732
Crosstrail Sport 2018
https://www.evanscycles.com/specialized-crosstrail-sport-2018-hybrid-bike-EV279745
Cannondale Quick 4 2018
https://www.evanscycles.com/cannondale-quick-4-2018-hybrid-bike-EV280381#read-reviews-header
Crosstrail Disc 2018
https://www.evanscycles.com/specialized-crosstrail-hydro-disc-2018-hybrid-bike-EV306284
I've read lots of negative reviews online of the suspension forks on the cheaper Crosstrails such as the ones above, my concern is that a Sirrus or the Cannondale like the ones linked above with a fixed fork wouldn't be right for the type of terrain I indent to ride on - what are people's opinions? I'd prefer to buy from Evans as they're local and the service on my visit was good so please if you have any recommendations link there if possible.
I'm just looking for something decent that will last and is good value for money, no preference on brand, I'm 6ft 3 so it would need to be in XL frame from the ones I tried in Evans the other day.
Thanks in advance for all your help!
I'm looking for a bike to use with my family at weekends, a mixture of road, tow path, woodland and a bit of mud but nothing excessive. I'd rather get something decent than buying cheap and buying twice when it falls to bits. Looking online and after a recent trip to Evans I reckon I'm budgeting between £600 and £700 max for a bike, although of course happy to spend less!
I've seen a few models such as these:
Sirrus Sport 2017
https://www.evanscycles.com/specialized-sirrus-sport-2017-hybrid-bike-EV279732
Crosstrail Sport 2018
https://www.evanscycles.com/specialized-crosstrail-sport-2018-hybrid-bike-EV279745
Cannondale Quick 4 2018
https://www.evanscycles.com/cannondale-quick-4-2018-hybrid-bike-EV280381#read-reviews-header
Crosstrail Disc 2018
https://www.evanscycles.com/specialized-crosstrail-hydro-disc-2018-hybrid-bike-EV306284
I've read lots of negative reviews online of the suspension forks on the cheaper Crosstrails such as the ones above, my concern is that a Sirrus or the Cannondale like the ones linked above with a fixed fork wouldn't be right for the type of terrain I indent to ride on - what are people's opinions? I'd prefer to buy from Evans as they're local and the service on my visit was good so please if you have any recommendations link there if possible.
I'm just looking for something decent that will last and is good value for money, no preference on brand, I'm 6ft 3 so it would need to be in XL frame from the ones I tried in Evans the other day.
Thanks in advance for all your help!