EasyPeez
Veteran
- Location
- Cottingham, East Yorkshire
You'll be missing out on that lovely steel ride!
I've gone for steel in the end
http://www.genesisbikes.co.uk/bikes/road/road-disc/equilibrium-disc-10
You'll be missing out on that lovely steel ride!
Don't forget the second biggest bike maker in the world Merida offer great value and lifetime frame guarantee!Wow...thanks for all the advice everyone. Though I'm not sure if it's helped or made things more difficult!
Is this a good thing then? I'm surprised - I was thinking the steel frame was one of it's weak points and the aluminium or carbon would be both lighter and more felxible - thereby offering more comfort. But steel frames are generally more comfortable without adding too much extra weight? Another reason I was put off the Raleigh a bit is that the dealer said I couldn't take a test ride, whereas the Trek dealer positively encouraged me to ride out on a few.
The Kona does look good but I'm wary of buying online as it's a big decision to make for something you can't even sit on.
Gearing was one of the things that I was wondering about in relation to the CX models. My current mountain bike (understandably) has plenty of gears (low?) that I never use as I don't go up steep trails - in fact I'm always on the biggest cog, and mostly use 3 or 4 gears of the 7 on there. I often 'run out of gears' when pushing hard on the flat or downhill and wouldn't want to go for a CX if it's likely to be geared similarly. Thoughts? Forgive the complete novice naivety, but what exactly does "geared high" mean?!
Those Cannondales do look good, though their website isn't the clearest - I'm not sure I can grasp the difference between the different bikes in the Quick series from looking on there. But thanks for drawing my attention to the brand as;- I've now discovered through the store locator that we have a dealer right here in the city, a shop I didn;t even know about, so will def be paying them a visit next week :-)
Are Cannondales seen as good bikes generally on here?
Thanks for the advice. I am tempted by this option. how do people feel about the Domane as a road bike, if i do decide to go road? Is it as good as the equivalent priced Specialized and Cannondales? I am very impressed by the knowledge of the Trek dealership and their aftercare and after-sales discount schemes. Must admit I don't think the Treks look all that compared to the Cannondales and Boardmans! Am trying not to let aesthetics should not cloud my vision though.
Thanks for the advice. Looks good, but again I don't think anywhere near me stocks those and I don't want to buy without seeing it in the metal. Can you even do the C2W scheme if buying online?
Cheers. That Caadx looks a top bike. I hope they have some CX's and Quicks in my local dealer when I get there next week so I can compare. Just a bit unsure of the gearing on a CX as mentioned above, and guessing they come in a bit heavier than the hybrids and road bikes?
Just 2 more quick questions - do those of you riding in traffic wear a filter mask?
And when it comes to bags, could I get away with one of those brackets that fixes to the seatpost to take my panniers, or would I be much better off with a proper rack? I generally carry lunch, waterproofs, a book and sometimes a folder. Occasionally a laptop. Just thinking the seat post bracket would be much quicker to whip off when going out for a country ride.
Thanks again for taking the time to help me with this, feels like a minefield of options...if only the local dealers all got together and had a quarterly test day at a local track! Cheers.
Having read a recent post by Steezy it sounds like you'll be onto a good thing having ordered the Genesis Equilibrium Disc 10 because they seemed very impressed with it on a test ride, so much so that their brother who came on the test ride as well cancelled an order for another bike and bought the Equilibrium