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New bike

  • 27-10-2013 10:59pm
    #1
    Genghiscol
    Registered Users Posts: 17 ✭


    Hi so my last bike was stolen and i have given up on it now so looking to invest in a new bike and i have had my eye on the Giant Escape 0 and 1.

    I like them for there lightweight frames and C.F fork. is there another bike of this high standard out there that i should look at ?

    Its for zipping about the city and long to medium distance day drips so a hybrid is what I have in mind.

    Cheers

    G.C
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  • #2
    No Pants
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,347 ✭✭✭No Pants


    Genghiscol wrote: »
    Hi so my last bike was stolen and i have given up on it now so looking to invest in a new bike and i have had my eye on the Giant Escape 0 and 1.

    I like them for there lightweight frames and C.F fork. is there another bike of this high standard out there that i should look at ?

    Its for zipping about the city and long to medium distance day drips so a hybrid is what I have in mind.

    Cheers

    G.C
    Forget about a hybrid, get a road bike.


  • #3
    Genghiscol
    Registered Users Posts: 17 ✭Genghiscol


    But why and what models should I look into ?


  • #4
    quozl
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,308 ✭✭✭quozl


    If you intend to do long to medium day trips on it then definitely a road bike. Most people will get uncomfortable doing long trips on a hybrid as there is only one hand position. So you can't move your hands to relieve them or your shoulders. I don't like doing more than 30k on my hybrid but can happily do 100 on the road bike.

    Road bike positioning is also more aerodynamic and thus faster. I do slightly prefer the more upright hybrid position for city centre traffic though but find either fine.

    You can get bar ends for a hybrid to give you a 2nd position but you can't reach the brakes or gears from them so they're limited value imo. Road bike. you can use them from two positions and have 3 more positions where you can't reach them.

    I can't recommend any particular bike but there's lots of threads here doing so. There's a Giant road bike equivalent to the one you're interested in so why not check that out? Canyon are online only but amazing value and get good reviews - can be used with bike to work scheme. Cheap tour de France model from halfords to dip your toes, etc etc.


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