Entry level Hybrid?
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Afternoon PHers!.
Looking for some advice for a relative cycling newbie.
I recently decided to look at getting a bike, and signed up to a whole £285 of cycle to work scheme vouchers, which for me are with Halfords and were enough to buy a carerra subway 2.
But now, thats gone back up in price, and I'm wondering what to do.
Use will generally be cycling around my small town and trying to get a bit fitter (im 6'2 and about 14st - relatively slim but pretty unhealthy), cycle to country pub about 4 miles away (perhaps contradicting the first bit), and maybe the occasional gravel path (forest of dean or similar) or canal towpath). Possibly in time even ride the 12miles each way into work.
Also hoping to get the other half a similarly budget bike so we can take our 3 year old out on short rides with one of those trailer things that kids can pedal too.
Options seem to be carerra gryphon or carerra crossfire 2... Or wait until the subways are reduced again (and hope the voucher doesn't expire).
Given the above does anyone have any recommendations ?
My point of reference regarding bikes is my old Raleigh activator 2 mtb, owned in the late 90's and which took me pretty much everywhere from age 13-17, which I understand has a fearsome reputation as being a fantastic bike... (Or maybe not !).
Cheers
Looking for some advice for a relative cycling newbie.
I recently decided to look at getting a bike, and signed up to a whole £285 of cycle to work scheme vouchers, which for me are with Halfords and were enough to buy a carerra subway 2.
But now, thats gone back up in price, and I'm wondering what to do.
Use will generally be cycling around my small town and trying to get a bit fitter (im 6'2 and about 14st - relatively slim but pretty unhealthy), cycle to country pub about 4 miles away (perhaps contradicting the first bit), and maybe the occasional gravel path (forest of dean or similar) or canal towpath). Possibly in time even ride the 12miles each way into work.
Also hoping to get the other half a similarly budget bike so we can take our 3 year old out on short rides with one of those trailer things that kids can pedal too.
Options seem to be carerra gryphon or carerra crossfire 2... Or wait until the subways are reduced again (and hope the voucher doesn't expire).
Given the above does anyone have any recommendations ?
My point of reference regarding bikes is my old Raleigh activator 2 mtb, owned in the late 90's and which took me pretty much everywhere from age 13-17, which I understand has a fearsome reputation as being a fantastic bike... (Or maybe not !).
Cheers
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