Bike advice.

Colin Blackburn said:

In addition to building a recumbent and converting some of the bits left over to a fixed I've
decide I can justify one more wedgie, at least to myself if not my partner or the bank balance.

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Is there a single sensible (type of) bike that would have the potential, with switching of tyres
or whatever, to fulfill all three roles?

The closest you'd get would be a 'cross bike, I'd think, but I'd be inclined to get a bike for what
you *know* you'll do. "Well I'm bound to get around to it one day" is all very well, but if it's 3
or 4 years before you get round to it then something better may well be available and/or for less,
or they might have changed the rules or whatever. Or you might have changed your other parameters.

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would I be more sensible just taking the rack and guards off my tourer and saving my money for
something else?

You clearly want to go and spend some money on something... why not get really upright for not too
much money and get a Muni? Not the most practical machine in the world it's true, but very good fun,
and a real sense of achievement riding it half a km without a break!

Pete.
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Peter Clinch <[email hidden]> wrote:

: The closest you'd get would be a 'cross bike, I'd think, but I'd be inclined to get a bike for
: what you *know* you'll do.

So sayeth a wise man.

A cross bike is your only option for something that will do it all, but if you want something for
tri/duo why not get a proper race bike? If you've got a MTB then a MTB with slicks makes a better
cross bike than a cross bike with slicks makes a race bike if you see what I mean.

Arthur

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Peter Clinch <[email hidden]> wrote:

: The closest you'd get would be a 'cross bike, I'd think, but I'd be inclined to get a bike for
: what you *know* you'll do.

So sayeth a wise man.

Yeah, but!

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A cross bike is your only option for something that will do it all, but if you want something for
tri/duo why not get a proper race bike? If you've got a MTB then a MTB with slicks makes a better
cross bike than a cross bike with slicks makes a race bike if you see what I mean.

I haven't got a MTB :-(

Of course I could get more than one but I was just wondering if there was a single bike with that
sort of flexibility. Looking at the price of even the cheapest cross bikes I suspect I could get a
reasonable road bike and a fair MTB for the same sort of sum. At the moment I'm just fishing for
excuses. I know that through the winter I am unlikely to use the tourer for touring and some bike to
use at the weekends for something is what I'm after.

Colin

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In article <[email hidden]>, [email hidden] says...

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Peter Clinch <[email hidden]> wrote:

: The closest you'd get would be a 'cross bike, I'd think, but I'd be inclined to get a bike for
: what you *know* you'll do.

So sayeth a wise man.

Yeah, but!

Colin, check October issue of Cycling +, page 62 (and other articles) you might find "inspiration"
in there. Colin N.