Help for a newly passionate cyclist.

[photography27]

look at the specialized secteur, i got mine 2 days ago and its amazing!!

 

[Tollers]

My advice would be to get some 1.2inch slicks on your mountain bike to start with. Pump them up to 100psi and suddenly life will already become easier.

As for road bike. Im a new convert and am loving it. Do you have a cycle to work scheme at your workplace. If so, you might be able to get something much cheaper, or much better than you realise.

Tollers

 

[HJ]

...
Hj - regarding clubs I was after like-minded people who enjoy the excercise/scenery/freedom/escapism without needing to race each other and endlessly compare headsets and Cassettes (I'll give it 3 months before I do though )

Sounds like the CycleChat social rides are the way to go or the local branch of the CTC...

 

[Jaye]

Well good people after a visit to the cycle shop and test driving 5 Bikes I finally decided upon a hybrid - sirrus sport. Although the road bikes I tried felt fantastic to ride (changing gears with the brake lever is seriously strange at first though) the sirrus just felt like The one the riding position for commuting was more suitable for me and I wont feel guilty whacking mud guards and rack on it. I'm going to purchase under the c2work scheme and I can see myself getting a road bike as well under the scheme next year.

Not told the missus about that yet!!

 

[Tollers]

Congratulations Jaye. It's a step in the right direction. Im sure the road bike will come soon. Have you given him/her a name yet? Get some pics posted.

 

[Jaye]

Thanks Tollers - Have not got the machine yet still processing all the c2work stuff so i'm still pushing the mtb around town.

 

[Jaye]

BTW picking the bike was tough enough now a name as well - the pressure is immense answers on a postcard please

 

[bonj2]

<pet hate>

... different than...

</pet hate>


different FROM

or different TO

no such thing as 'different than'

say it 20 times till you remember it

 

[ttcycle]

ahh no worries Jaye - the bike will tell you it's name soon enough

glad the sirrus worked out -it's a good bike! Hope you get the c2w sorted soon!

 

[threefingerjoe]

Congratulations on the new bike! Don't look back! The hybrid is as close to a general purpose bike that you are going to find. And there are wide differences in hybrids. Some are close to touring or road bikes...some are more like mountain bikes. If you want general-purpose transportation, it sounds like you got it! You can add mudguards, racks, fat tyres if you wish. Road bikes are very limited in those regards.

Actually, (IMO) many people who are riding road bikes would be better off on a touring bike. A touring bike has the drop bars, but has plenty of braze-ons for racks, will accept mudguards, wider tyres, and has a slightly longer wheelbase, and a little more relaxed geometry, making for a more comfortable long ride, and also has a wider gear range for schlepping heavy loads up a mountain.

I'm sure the hybrid that you bought will suit your purposes. And when you're ready for the next new bike, do what someone else mentioned...try as many different bikes as possible. The road bike that first catches your eye may not be the one that you eventually settle on.

 

[Spinney]

BTW picking the bike was tough enough now a name as well - the pressure is immense answers on a postcard please

What colour is it?

(Mine is the Red Rocket on a good day, the Lanterne Rouge on the other days!)

 

[Tollers]

Mine are:

1) Millionaire Bruce Wayne (one day he'll become Batman)
2) Tiziana

 

[kewb]

thing is jaye with all the practice your getting on the heavy old bike youl be like a rocket on any lightweight alloy bike with slim road tyres ,
mtb tyres can feel like theyre dipped in syrup compared to road tyres and the weight
difference makes handling easier on lighter frames .

 

[r0bbti]

I have been reading these posts with interest as i'm in the same boat(?) and want to move up from the old MTB. But I dont yet understand the difference between a hybrid and a tricross? Or are they much the same?