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Advice needed. What Bike should I choose

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  • February 22, 2010 at 9:03 am #12195
    gembo

    Hi
    I have just joined our Cycle2Work scheme, I have been offered up to £1000, I already cycle using a Specialized Cross Trail Expert (09). I Cycle 4days/week to work approx 15ml round trip av speed 16mph.
    I’m 6ft tall, not a light weight (but getting there) and want to compete with my son in a couple of Mini Tri’s later this year.
    I can choose between Specialized/Trek/Cooper/Giant
    The three bikes I am looking at are:
    Specialized Tri cross sport (£849)
    Specialized Secteur Elite (£1000)
    Trek Pilot 2.1 (£1000)

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  • March 8, 2010 at 8:13 am #633381
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    gembo

    Have just completed a great
    Have just completed a great deal with Martin from South Downs Bike shop and now eagerly awaiting delivery of a SPECIALIZED Roubaix Elite 30 🙂 😀

    February 22, 2010 at 10:01 am #633379
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    dave atkinson

    sounds to me like you want a
    sounds to me like you want a road/sportive bike as opposed to a ‘crosser if you’re actually wanting to do some racing as well as more general riding. a single bike for commuting and racing is always going to be a bit of a compromise; you’ve picked two sportive bikes which are good all-rounders. you should look at the road bikes too, the trek 2 series and the specialized allez. For giant the Defy is the one to check out.

    whather you’ll get on better with a sportive iron or a slightly more poised road machine depends on which position suits you, and the bikes themselves will vary so it’s a good idea to ride as many as you can – comfort is a perfomance advantage, don’t forget!

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