Hybrids - any thoughts on these..?

[Zoobax]

Hi all...

2 months ago I spent £100 on a cheapo MTB. I'ts great fun,
but I'm already looking at upgrading. I commute to work (30
mins) on the bike & encounter (as I'm sure we all do) crappy
roads, but even more so cobblestones here in Edinburgh.
Sometimes my teeth feel like they're about to fall out :-(
...Also, I like to venture out at the weekend (made it all
the way to Fife last weekend - a 2hr 45min trip!) & some
light off-roading.

I'm leaning towards a hybrid with front suspension &
possibly a seat-shock thingy. Current contenders are:

Ridgeback Cyclone Gary Fisher Zebrano Suspension Trek 7100FX

All from Alpine Bikes here (due to the finance deal
they have).

Any thoughts?

Cheers, Mark.

[Simon Brooke]

in message <10bfgtr8r6ckc46@corp.supernews.com>, Zoobax
('zoobax@yahoo.com') wrote:

> 2 months ago I spent £100 on a cheapo MTB. I'ts great fun,
> but I'm already looking at upgrading. I commute to work
> (30 mins) on the bike & encounter (as I'm sure we all do)
> crappy roads, but even more so cobblestones here in
> Edinburgh. Sometimes my teeth feel like they're about to
> fall out :-( ...Also, I like to venture out at the weekend
> (made it all the way to Fife last weekend - a 2hr 45min
> trip!) & some light off-roading.
>
> I'm leaning towards a hybrid with front suspension &
> possibly a seat-shock thingy. Current contenders are:

If you're in Edinburgh you'd be absolutely mad not to
consider one of the Edinburgh Bicycle Co-op own brands, as
they're widely rated as the best value-for-money cheap bikes
in Britain. Look at their Courier and Cuillin ranges.

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[Richard Lucas]

On Sat, 29 May 2004 10:05:04 GMT, Simon Brooke <simon@jasmine.org.uk>
wrote:

>in message <10bfgtr8r6ckc46@corp.supernews.com>, Zoobax
>('zoobax@yahoo.com') wrote:
>
>> 2 months ago I spent £100 on a cheapo MTB. I'ts great
>> fun, but I'm already looking at upgrading. I commute to
>> work (30 mins) on the bike & encounter (as I'm sure we
>> all do) crappy roads, but even more so cobblestones here
>> in Edinburgh. Sometimes my teeth feel like they're about
>> to fall out :-( ...Also, I like to venture out at the
>> weekend (made it all the way to Fife last weekend - a 2hr
>> 45min trip!) & some light off-roading.
>>
>> I'm leaning towards a hybrid with front suspension &
>> possibly a seat-shock thingy. Current contenders are:
>
>If you're in Edinburgh you'd be absolutely mad not to
>consider one of the Edinburgh Bicycle Co-op own brands, as
>they're widely rated as the best value-for-money cheap
>bikes in Britain. Look at their Courier and Cuillin ranges.

Also look at the County tourer from EBC, no suspension, but
a very nice bike for the money, versatile - a good commuter
bike with light off-road (canal towpath type stuff)
capability, and as you might expect, a capable tourer.
You'll appreciate the mudguards later in the year.

I've had my County for four years now. Mine has the older
non-compact frame, but mechanically it is pretty much the
same as the current model. I've been very happy with it. The
only problem I had was a tendency to break rear wheel
spokes, which an inexpensive wheel rebuild at LBC (Spokes of
St Andrews) cured completely.

--
Best regards Richard

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