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help buying a new bike
looking to buy a bike for predominantly commuting to work along roads but would like the ability to do a little bit of riding in the new forest along path ways and little trails etc which a road bike wouldnt be able to handle. i need to buy a brand new bike as will be getting help from work in funding it and also it will be purchased on one of the 0% interest schemes out there. im hoping someone could help out in whats going to be the best bike for my budget. id prefer to keep it below £1500, around £1250 and i saw a bianchi on evans which seemed alright. im aware that its not a simple case of just getting bigger wheels on a road bike because of the clearances etc but wondered if anyone had any experiences with using a road bike and putting some stronger rims and grippier tyres on it? any help would be massively appreciated! :)
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Permalink Reply by Dave Haygarth on -
Hi Luke
There are loads of options but int he UK (ie with out weather) the clearance on a road bike isn't enough for bigger tyres once you get mud, leaves, etc involved. A CX bike is a great midway - you can ride them hard and fast on the road and they do stand up to a good hammering. My bike of choice (within budget and available on the Bike to Work scheme) is the On One Dirty Disco (here) but there are others out there that all do a job well.I've ridden mine in some top level races but also on 'proper' road rides too (here) and it's a worthy steed on both counts.
Let us know how you get on.
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Permalink Reply by scottcyclo on -
Hi, I am selling my Scott Team which has been a great bike light and fast, you can get one of these new for your budget, best advice is try and get somewhere where you can try one out or borrow one even for a short distance. Cyclocross will handle slightly different on road and a road bike not suited to gravel / fire trail tracks.You do not say what you are used to riding, ie mountain bikes or road. If mountain bikes you really need to test ride; even with a cyclocross you will find a world of difference on loose surface/grass/mud. The cycle to work scheme has been changed and is not what it used to be that's why I did not use recently to buy wife's bike
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Permalink Reply by Ricky Wildman on
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Dave, Don't you have to buy a complete bike to use the cycle to work scheme?
Dave Haygarth said:
Hi Luke
There are loads of options but int he UK (ie with out weather) the clearance on a road bike isn't enough for bigger tyres once you get mud, leaves, etc involved. A CX bike is a great midway - you can ride them hard and fast on the road and they do stand up to a good hammering. My bike of choice (within budget and available on the Bike to Work scheme) is the On One Dirty Disco (here) but there are others out there that all do a job well.I've ridden mine in some top level races but also on 'proper' road rides too (here) and it's a worthy steed on both counts.
Let us know how you get on.
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