Giant Perigee or Trek 1200 FlatBar

Hi Yuri

I recently made a similar post enquiring about these flat-bar road bikes. I have since bought the Specialized Sirrus sport bike. Overrall a good bike, it is very light and capable of reaching high speeds close to that of a low-end road bike. If your friend is more comfortable with the upright MTB position and will be riding mainly on roads then I do suggest such a bike.

However two notes on these bikes:
Most of these bikes will have an assortment of components from different groupsets. For example my bike has a Tiagra (road) rear derailer, MTB gear levers and Hybrid designed front derailer. I think the Giant Perigee has more consistant Tiagra groupset, with the exception of the gear levers. However I believe the Perigee is more heavier than the equivalent Avanti Blade and Sirrus bikes (correct me if I'm wrong).

The second note is if it is intended for a long ride (say the best part of a day), then the absence of positions on a road bike will be uncomfortable, evnt with bar ends (I find bar ends only useful for changing from the standard position momentarily and for hills).

Cheers

Cam

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Originally posted by Yuri Budilov
hello

any opinions on these bikes?

I have a friend who has a bad back but otherwise semi-experienced rider, several years back. He
wants to ride on the road for fun and fitness but finds a low seating position on his 10-year-old
road bike very uncomfortable.....

So a road-hybrid bike with a flat handle bar like a Giant Perigee or Trek 1200 Flat Bar is being
considered.....

Any opinions on these newer type of a hyper-hybrid?

thanks in advance

1. My personal preference would be the Trek.

2. IMO, none of these bikes are going to help with a weak/bad back.

3. What your friend needs is an elevated handle-bar level, so the sitting position is not aggressive. The flat handle bar road/sport bikes are still going to have the aggressive posture.

If the old bike is worth it, I'd be inclined to simply raise the handle bar.

Cheers,
Amir.

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Originally posted by Yuri Budilov
hello

any opinions on these bikes?

I have a friend who has a bad back but otherwise semi-experienced rider, several years back. He
wants to ride on the road for fun and fitness but finds a low seating position on his 10-year-old
road bike very uncomfortable.....

So a road-hybrid bike with a flat handle bar like a Giant Perigee or Trek 1200 Flat Bar is being
considered.....

Any opinions on these newer type of a hyper-hybrid?

thanks in advance

Cameron,

I thank you very much for your answer.

I wonder if there are other solutions to those with a bad back but still want to ride a proper road
bike? Anyone?

thanks again

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Yuri Budilov said:

hello any opinions on these bikes? I have a friend who has a bad back but otherwise semi-
experienced

rider,

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several years back. He wants to ride on the road for fun and fitness

but

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finds a low seating position on his 10-year-old road bike very uncomfortable..... So a road-
hybrid bike with a flat handle bar like a Giant Perigee or Trek 1200 Flat Bar is being
considered..... Any opinions on these newer type of a hyper-hybrid? thanks in advance

Hi Yuri

I recently made a similar post enquiring about these flat-bar road bikes. I have since bought the
Specialized Sirrus sport bike. Overrall a good bike, it is very light and capable of reaching high
speeds close to that of a low-end road bike. If your friend is more comfortable with the upright
MTB position and will be riding mainly on roads then I do suggest such a bike.

However two notes on these bikes: Most of these bikes will have an assortment of components from
different groupsets. For example my bike has a Tiagra (road) rear derailer, MTB gear levers and
Hybrid designed front derailer. I think the Giant Perigee has more consistant Tiagra groupset,
with the exception of the gear levers. However I believe the Perigee is more heavier than the
equivalent Avanti Blade and Sirrus bikes (correct me if I'm wrong).

The second note is if it is intended for a long ride (say the best part of a day), then the
absence of positions on a road bike will be uncomfortable, evnt with bar ends (I find bar ends
only useful for changing from the standard position momentarily and for hills).

Cheers

Cam

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