Hi all,
Last year I bought a cheap mountain bike to potter around with the kids, bad mistake!!! I've now been bitten by the bug and need a decent bike.
What i'm looking for is something to ride on the road, I intend to take part in charity rides and audax events. Ideally I'm looking for something that will be comfortable to ride for 5 or 6 hours that will take mudguards, so not really a thorobred racer. I've been to a bike shop recently and they pointed me in the direction of a specialized tricross sport but I've read bad reports about their juddering when the front brake is applied. I intend to buy it through cyclescheme so I'm a bit limited to what shops I can use, bike manufacturers stocked by my local shops are giant, dawes, trek, and specialized. I should mention that I can spend up to £800 and I would prefer drop bars, any suggestion would be greatly appreciated
Last year I bought a cheap mountain bike to potter around with the kids, bad mistake!!! I've now been bitten by the bug and need a decent bike.
What i'm looking for is something to ride on the road, I intend to take part in charity rides and audax events. Ideally I'm looking for something that will be comfortable to ride for 5 or 6 hours that will take mudguards, so not really a thorobred racer. I've been to a bike shop recently and they pointed me in the direction of a specialized tricross sport but I've read bad reports about their juddering when the front brake is applied. I intend to buy it through cyclescheme so I'm a bit limited to what shops I can use, bike manufacturers stocked by my local shops are giant, dawes, trek, and specialized. I should mention that I can spend up to £800 and I would prefer drop bars, any suggestion would be greatly appreciated