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New Commuter Bike

  • 07-05-2015 3:28pm
    #1
    maverick_21
    Registered Users Posts: 198 ✭✭


    I've just moved house and due to a terrible bus route I've decided to buy a bike and cycle to work. Its a 5k e/w cycle along the canal in Dublin. I've read a good few threads on here and am torn between buying a hybrid or road bike.What does everyone think?
    I have the bike to work scheme and a maximum budget of €1000.
    I'd imagine I'll do some cycling outside of my daily commute eventually as well ao maybe thats something to consider.
    Any help would be greatly appreciated.


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  • #2
    macnab
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,505 ✭✭✭macnab


    I will offer my usual advice. Spend about €200 on a 2nd hand but perfect condition bike, the Carrera TDF is the perfect bike in this bracket. Carrera also do a Hybrid bike if thats the way you want to go. Trek and Giant also have some lower models that might fall into this bracket.
    My reasoning is that you have a perfectly good bike, if a little heavy, on which to start cycling. If, after a while, you get the bug then you can blow the Cycle to Work budget on the dream bike and keep the cheaper bike for winter etc.

    The way a lot of people do it is spend the €1000 CTW budget on a middle of the road aluminium framed bike which they sell for about €500 within the first year to upgrade to a Carbon Fibre framed bike.
    Only you can know which type of shopper you are :D and hindsight is 20/20 :o


  • #3
    Fian
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,193 ✭✭✭Fian


    Your major decision is between a road bike or hybrid. Look at a few of the many threads in this forum on that.

    My opinion on that in a nutshell:

    A hybrid is better for commuting because of the more upright position in traffic. For longer journeys or leisure cycling a road bike is much better and much more comfortable.

    If you commute regularly you are probably going to want a road bike after a while (and then a better road bike a while after that!), especially if you are also using bike at weekends.

    Good idea to buy a second hand hybrid for the commute and save your BTW scheme for when you upgrade to a road bike.

    Get Disc brakes on your commuter bike. With irish weather this is a no brainer.

    Get decent clothes to commute in and then change in work.

    If you have not cycled in a long time you will have a sore posterior initially, it passes.


  • #4
    onthefringe
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 712 ✭✭✭onthefringe


    cyclocrss bike...
    best of both worlds , takes mudgaurds if u buy the right one, and you can take it to the park or hills if you so desire!!!


  • #5
    Diarmuid
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,981 ✭✭✭Diarmuid


    A road bike with drop handlebars kitted out with full mudguards and a rack and good panniers


  • #6
    wanderer 22
    Registered Users, Subscribers, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,165 ✭✭✭wanderer 22


    Lenny is selling this, they get decent reviews http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057426341


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  • #7
    maverick_21
    Registered Users Posts: 198 ✭✭maverick_21


    Thanks for all the responses. After speaking to a few friends who are big into cycling I'm leaning towards a road bike

    Any opinions on these two?
    http://www.harrysbikes.com/bikes/bikes-road-racer/2015-giant-defy-3.html
    http://duffcycles.com/about-shop?page=shop.product_details&flypage=flypage.tpl&product_id=503&category_id=22


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