Just A User wrote:
:: Roger Zoul wrote:
::: landotter wrote:
::::: On Sep 5, 9:50 am, landotter <
[email protected]> wrote:
:::::: On Sep 5, 9:05 am, DM <
[email protected]> wrote:
::::::
::::::: I'm considering a performance hybrid in the $1,000 Cdn (close to
::::::: USD) range. I'll be using it to commute and to cross-train on
::::::: days I do not run. So far I like:
::::::: -Specialized Sirrus Sport
::::::: -Giant FCR1 or FCR2
::::::: -Trek 7.5
::::::: Any comments on the above bikes?
::::::
:::::: Yeah, as far as the Sirrus goes--it's a near grand Sora equipped
:::::: bike. Your paying for a pretty hypey frame considering what
:::::: you're using the bike for.
::::::
:::::: Trek 7.5=more upsell hype, especially the pointless low spoke
:::::: wheels.
::::::
:::::: Giant's the same. Also with the pointless wheels to make sale
:::::: easy to suckers.
::::::
:::::: If you want something less likely to get stolen, which will
:::::: perform admirably, there are plenty of hybrids at the $500 price
:::::: point which will give you cash left over to customize.
::::::
:::::: None of those bikes necessarily suck--but you're paying an extra
:::::: four bills for mostly cosmetics, not performance.
:::::
::::: Also have to mention: if you're commuting--you want a good bike,
::::: no doubt, but you want something as low brow as possible. Stolen
::::: bikes suck.
:::::
::::: A good example of a solid choice, in my opinion would be something
::::: like a Jamis Coda:
:::::
:::::
http://www.jamisbikes.com/usa/bikes/07_bikes/coda.html
:::::
::::: It's got nice double wall box rims, solid drivetrain, sporty
::::: geometry, and room for all the **** you'd care to bolt to it.
:::::
::::: Only $450, no hype.
:::
::: Nice bike. Why go with flat-bar bike, though? Would not drop bars
::: have advantanges even for commuting?
:::
:::
:: I think flat bars are okay for commuting, depending on the time on
:: the bike. More than 1 hour and the different hand positions of drop
:: bars might be better.
I can see that....I guess my thing would be to get the bars up front that
will give you the widest range of use of the bike, for one never knows...the
bike might get used for a weekend metric every now and again. Do drop bars
cost that much more?
But just for my own knowledge....are flat-bars really ever better? Perhaps
for mountain biking where you might fall off or go over the handlebars?
Perhaps when riding near thick vegetation flat bars are better as they don't
get caught as much?