City/MTB/Possible tour- Bike ideas please??

berliner
berliner Posts: 340
edited June 2007 in Workshop
I need a new commute bike, hopefully with some pace. I have some road bikes with drops but am looking for something with flat bars that could also be used for a tiny bit of off road (knobbly tyre space needed). Also I might do a short tour in the alps so need to put my panniers on the back.
Essentially 70% city, 20% Tour, 15% Off Road. Budget circa œ500

Any ideas please???

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  • Unknown
    Unknown
    Second hand On One Inbred with two sets of wheels/tyres?

    Or any decent quality older style rigid (or even front sus) mtb - some have 'grd and pannier mounts.

    A 26" wheeler Thorn - not sure what price the basic models are new.

    A quicl trawl through ebay should find something suitable.

    d.j.
    "Like a true nature's child,
    We were born,
    Born to drink mild"
  • sjcpcp
    sjcpcp Posts: 604
    I've got a Kona Smoke, it costs œ220-œ300, depending on where you get it from, and I've commuted, toured and gone off road.
    It's a chromoly MTB frame and fork with Kona geometry, so it handles really well. The components are cheap, but I just used them until they wore out and then upgraded them.
    It also looks fairly cool as it comes in stealth black and even has mudguards!
  • pw1brown
    pw1brown Posts: 243
    If you've already got road bikes I too would go for a good rigid mtb to cover anything you can't use a road bike for. I would suggest the Marin Muirwoods, but I'm sure thre's a huge choice at œ500.
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