Advice needed on buying a new bike please.

[theinstaller]

I'm looking to replace my old quite heavy cycle with something lighter and more up to date. I recently went on an organised cycle ride along the towpath and in total covered some 18 miles or so. My bike has quite big knobbly tyres and I would like to know if having a thinner tyre would be more suitable for tow path riding. The path was quite smooth and dry in some parts, and other parts wet and soggy.

I want to buy the right kind of bike so any advice much appreciated, thank you.

[theinstaller]

Thank you for the advice, certainly given me an idea of what to look for.

I didn't particularly want a suspension bike as the ones I had looked at were heavy, and my old bike doesn't have disk brakes so that is something I'll look at as well.


thanks again.

[theinstaller]

My budget is around £300 to £400 and I have thought of looking at second hand bike but, I'm not in any particular hurry, I just want to make sure I buy the right bike for me.

There are a number of bike shops in my area so I'm sure I'll find something.

Thank you

[theinstaller]

Thank you for all your advice, at least I have some idea of what I'm looking for.