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big boys bike advice.
Sasha:
Defo CX bike, you can throw road tires on it if you wanna do road rides too. My CX bike has 30c road tires on at the moment that work for everything now it's pretty much dry.
G:
Are you going to be riding it year round and regardless of rain etc? Do you need to take "stuff" with you? If so I would look for something with space for mudguards and a rack, disc brakes would be a plus. Maybe even an Alfine hub gear.
How do you feel about drop or flat bars?
You could easily get a Fairdale Weekender for that, or just get frame and fork and build it up how you like, that's a pretty decent budget.
If you didn't want a product I am associated with Genesis do something that might fit the bill I think its the Day One but the disc alfine version would be a little over your budget.
Personally I would probably try to build something up from the Weekender frameset which there are some good deals on floating about, stick flat bars on and Shimano MTB bits to get 1 by 10 and hydraulic discs... Was looking for the frame but actually stumbled on this which is a crazy bargain http://www.tritoncycles.co.uk/urban-bikes-c4/hybrid-rigid-c30/fairdale-weekender-og-hybrid-bike-2013-p784
:)
G.
cmc4130:
--- Quote from: medusa.cascade on May 28, 2015, 11:22:30 AM ---So I've managed to bag a job for September that's about 11 miles away. I've been looking into getting a big boys bike but need some advice. Its pretty hilly, 20% at one point, and the route is single track country lanes for a lot of it. So not smooth tarmac. What would people recommend? Budget is around £750.
Do I get a road bike? Cyclocross? A rigid mountain bike?
I would like something I can stick some slightly more aggressive tyres on for the winter.
I was thinking of a canndale synapse disc 105 which is a bit over budget. Any cheaper alternatives?
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I love my Fairdale Weekender. Admittedly it is the first bike of this style that I've ever had. But, it's kind of ridiculous how much faster and efficiently you can ride on the road, over distance.
cmc4130:
--- Quote from: G on May 28, 2015, 05:08:05 PM ---Are you going to be riding it year round and regardless of rain etc? Do you need to take "stuff" with you? If so I would look for something with space for mudguards and a rack, disc brakes would be a plus. Maybe even an Alfine hub gear.
How do you feel about drop or flat bars?
You could easily get a Fairdale Weekender for that, or just get frame and fork and build it up how you like, that's a pretty decent budget.
If you didn't want a product I am associated with Genesis do something that might fit the bill I think its the Day One but the disc alfine version would be a little over your budget.
Personally I would probably try to build something up from the Weekender frameset which there are some good deals on floating about, stick flat bars on and Shimano MTB bits to get 1 by 10 and hydraulic discs... Was looking for the frame but actually stumbled on this which is a crazy bargain http://www.tritoncycles.co.uk/urban-bikes-c4/hybrid-rigid-c30/fairdale-weekender-og-hybrid-bike-2013-p784
:)
G.
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That's a hell of a deal. I felt lucky getting one in Austin on craigslist for $550. The OG Weekenders get snatched up quick.
cmc4130:
y'all probably saw this already. ;) it tripped a lot of people out. i wanna try it (need to find some steps with the right spacing--looks like one wheelbase-ish).
http://www.reddit.com/r/gifs/comments/1wxhxz/this_guy_climbing_stairs/
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