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Commuter advice please

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  • 17-06-2007 9:55pm
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    garlad
    Registered Users Posts: 601 ✭✭✭


    Hi,
    Cycle from Cabinteely to Dublin (8 or 9 miles each way) 5 days a week. Got a Specialized HardRock a few years back for mountain biking. Bought a second set of wheels and put 1 1/4" tyres Armadillo tyres on for cycling to work.
    Thinking bout getting a new bike now.
    Was looking at the Trek FX range. Anyone any experience in these?
    Ideally looking for a comfortable but fast cycle in and out of work. I guess something like this Trek bike will be faster than my current setup with a lighter frame and other bits designed for road cycling?
    Would appreciate any advice
    Gar


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    wahlrab
    Registered Users Posts: 174 ✭✭wahlrab


    i have a trek fx7.1 which is a good bicycle for commuting and fast and nice to cycle over short distances but not that nice for any serious length, like say over 40k, also i didn't like the bike when it had panniers on, it didn't handle very well with them on, so that might be an issue for you


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    garlad
    Registered Users Posts: 601 ✭✭✭garlad


    Thanks for reply.
    Dont do longer cycles, and dont need a pannier so might suit me better than my current setup.
    Whats the difference between fx7.1, 7.3, etc?


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