rossjevans
New Member
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- Bournemouth
Hi All,
First post here but I have been reading the forum for the last month or so.
After not riding a bike since I was 8 years old tearing around on a Raleigh mountain bike, I want to start cycling again, sparked off by some crazy idea of me and a friend doing LEJOG next year. I have been looking around for a new bike and I've pretty much narrowed it down to a Specialized Tricross since it seems to get very good reviews as an 'all in one' bike - I didn't just want a bike for LEJOG only.
My question is, as a newbie is it worth spending the extra £250 for the Sport version over the standard model? From what I can tell the only difference is with the drivetrain, the frame looks to be the same. What benefits will I get from spending the extra money?
These are the differences I can see from doing a comparison on the Spec website.
Tricross vs Tricross Sport
FRONT DERAILLEUR
Shimano 2300
Shimano Tiagra
REAR DERAILLEUR
Shimano 2300
Shimano Deore LX
SHIFT LEVERS
Shimano 2300 STI
Shimano Tiagra STI
CASSETTE
Shimano HG-50, 8-speed, 13-26t
Shimano HG-50, 9-speed, 11-32t
CHAIN
KMC Z-51
HG-73
CRANKSET
Shimano 2300
Shimano Tiagra
Many Thanks,
Ross.
First post here but I have been reading the forum for the last month or so.
After not riding a bike since I was 8 years old tearing around on a Raleigh mountain bike, I want to start cycling again, sparked off by some crazy idea of me and a friend doing LEJOG next year. I have been looking around for a new bike and I've pretty much narrowed it down to a Specialized Tricross since it seems to get very good reviews as an 'all in one' bike - I didn't just want a bike for LEJOG only.
My question is, as a newbie is it worth spending the extra £250 for the Sport version over the standard model? From what I can tell the only difference is with the drivetrain, the frame looks to be the same. What benefits will I get from spending the extra money?
These are the differences I can see from doing a comparison on the Spec website.
Tricross vs Tricross Sport
FRONT DERAILLEUR
Shimano 2300
Shimano Tiagra
REAR DERAILLEUR
Shimano 2300
Shimano Deore LX
SHIFT LEVERS
Shimano 2300 STI
Shimano Tiagra STI
CASSETTE
Shimano HG-50, 8-speed, 13-26t
Shimano HG-50, 9-speed, 11-32t
CHAIN
KMC Z-51
HG-73
CRANKSET
Shimano 2300
Shimano Tiagra
Many Thanks,
Ross.