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I have a £1000 to spend on a new bike , my current bike is a oreba asphalt road with 105 mech.
I'm 85 kg and live with the quantock hills on my doorstep and exmoor easily near enough to cycle to.
Do i get the lightest bike possible within my budget :
rose pro sl200 8.3 kg
merlin fuse105 8.6 kg
boardman team carbon 8.7 kg
trek amonda alr4 8.8 kg
pros it's lighter so climbing should be a bit easier , cons there maybe a bit fragile with all 13 stone of me on top.
or do i go for a heavier more robust bike
whyte dorset 10.02 kg
pinnacle arkose 3 10.22 kg
gt grade alloy 10.05 kg
raleigh mustang elite 10.5 kg
pros they have hydraulic braking , there more robust so should be more reliable , cons there heavier and it's hilly round here.
I k on the whole i'd rank reliability above weight saving but would the road bikes actually that fragile ?
I'm 85 kg and live with the quantock hills on my doorstep and exmoor easily near enough to cycle to.
Do i get the lightest bike possible within my budget :
rose pro sl200 8.3 kg
merlin fuse105 8.6 kg
boardman team carbon 8.7 kg
trek amonda alr4 8.8 kg
pros it's lighter so climbing should be a bit easier , cons there maybe a bit fragile with all 13 stone of me on top.
or do i go for a heavier more robust bike
whyte dorset 10.02 kg
pinnacle arkose 3 10.22 kg
gt grade alloy 10.05 kg
raleigh mustang elite 10.5 kg
pros they have hydraulic braking , there more robust so should be more reliable , cons there heavier and it's hilly round here.
I k on the whole i'd rank reliability above weight saving but would the road bikes actually that fragile ?
I like hydraulic discs and I'd have them on all my MTBs (alredy do), any tourers (not yet), commuters (no) and year-round bikes. For road use in the summer when you brake little and usually on dry rims I think rim brakes are OK. The simplicity is good, low weight, the disadvantage is you will wear out rims eventually. Set aside 10k miles.
I have the Merlin Fuse 105 and am really pleased with it. I'm 90Kg+ (at the moment!) and have no issues feeling the bike is going to give way. I'll admit I bought based on recommendations and I don't have many reference points for what a 'better' bike would feel like but I've been going out as often as possible to make the most of the current good weather and am enjoying every moment. I have replaced the saddle with Charge Spoon and that has improved comfort but the original may be fine for you. Only bummer is that I dropped it yesterday and bent the rear mech hanger but called Merlin and they are sending a replacement.
Depends on what surfaces you think you'll want to ride on. Tarmac only? First list. Tarmac plus unmade tracks and the road less travelled? The second list. Not so much for the hydro brakes (lovely as they are) but for the larger tyres and clearances.
OK, perhaps that's over simplifying it a bit, but it's a start.
OK, perhaps that's over simplifying it a bit, but it's a start.
SixPotBelly said:
Depends on what surfaces you think you'll want to ride on. Tarmac only? First list. Tarmac plus unmade tracks and the road less travelled? The second list. Not so much for the hydro brakes (lovely as they are) but for the larger tyres and clearances.
OK, perhaps that's over simplifying it a bit, but it's a start.
pot holed tarmac and speed bumps pretty much.OK, perhaps that's over simplifying it a bit, but it's a start.
the bike will be used in winter as well as summer and for sportives so i'd rank comfort ahead of pretty much everything else.
Out of your heavier range only one has the HYD disc brake and its TRP system which is great(GT). I ride my CX bike all year round and have 2 sets of wheels. Im in Hants and Dorset and we do have some hills around me and some crap road surfaces. I had the mechanical disc(BB5) and its OK but crap on long rides as I found I was always adjusting the non moving side. The TRPs are great. Id go Rose or GT.
Fluffsri said:
Out of your heavier range only one has the HYD disc brake and its TRP system which is great(GT). I ride my CX bike all year round and have 2 sets of wheels. Im in Hants and Dorset and we do have some hills around me and some crap road surfaces. I had the mechanical disc(BB5) and its OK but crap on long rides as I found I was always adjusting the non moving side. The TRPs are great. Id go Rose or GT.
Re the brakes , are you sure?Arkose 3 = shimanno br-785
Whyte dorset = trp
raleigh mustang elite = trp
egor110 said:
Fluffsri said:
Out of your heavier range only one has the HYD disc brake and its TRP system which is great(GT). I ride my CX bike all year round and have 2 sets of wheels. Im in Hants and Dorset and we do have some hills around me and some crap road surfaces. I had the mechanical disc(BB5) and its OK but crap on long rides as I found I was always adjusting the non moving side. The TRPs are great. Id go Rose or GT.
Re the brakes , are you sure?Arkose 3 = shimanno br-785
Whyte dorset = trp
raleigh mustang elite = trp
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