Spesh Sirrus Comp vs Trek FX 7.6
shefbiker
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I'm looking at both of these bikes for a commuter... Is there anyone who owns either of these willing to give their opinion??
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I have a Spesh Sirrus Elite as a commuter, and I like it a lot.
The Comp at the time was £100 more, and the main advantage of it was the carbon rear stays, which (probably unecessarily) worried me if loading up with a rear rack.
Needed to change the pedals for clipless, but build quality seems good and to date I haven't suffered from a p***t*re.
As to which of the two choices would be best for you, the predictable answer is to ride both, and see which geometry you find most suitable. If you can only find one of them at your LBS, then that might be the answer!
HTH - Rufus.0 -
I've got a Sirrus Elite, too. I couldn't justify the extra cost to go up to the 'Sport'. Yes, it might be faster, but for my type of urban commute I doubt that'll make much difference. I intend to put on slimmer tyres and go on a diet to speed up my ride!
Agree with the above, the Elite is a great bike for commuting, but I don't know how it compares to the trek. Give them both a go at your LBS and see which you prefer.0 -
Hi,
I run a Sirrus Sport Disc, so probably similar, great commuter ride, only one pun***** in a year (steel sliver).
Handles well and rolls quickly on the Nimbus tyres.
Usually beat most roadies in and home....
Brought a smile back to my commute, and I've used it for weekend runs, 66 miles yesterday
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Got the Sirrus Comp 3 1/2 years ago and love it. Fast (well as fast my legs will take it) and comfortable to ride. Had to replace the rear cassette and chain this year however this is to be expected with age and rather little in the way of cleaning on my part.
Want a road bike now however but don't let that put you off. I want to do more longer runs and this would be better aided by a road bike. For a commute the Sirrus Comp does a great job.0 -
Also have a specialized elite, love it.
Not in the same league as you are looking at but i had the trek 7.1fx and rode it to death, loved that bike too but much prefer the looks/feel of the sirrus range, personal preference I guess.0 -
I'm yet another Sirrus owner (Sport '06) who loves it. Its a great fast bike and easily coped with club runs in the (17-18mph average for 40) until I got the road bike, I'll have no hesitation using it again come winter. Its coped easily with longer rides and different terrains too and hasdone many miles, although its mainly on road. I've made a few upgrades, I changed to SPD's and added a Carbon Pave post (it came without, the comp may do). The cassette, chains and pads have been changed too bu't thats only natural.0
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I have a SS Elite (07), very nice bike and been solid for almost a year now.
No problems and would thoroughly recommend one to anyone.FCN 100 -
By my count that's 7-0 to the Spesh????
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I've got a Trek 7.9FX and its amazing.
I've also owned a Spesh sirrus and didn't like the ride in comparison. True the 7.9 has a carbon frame and the ride is very smooth as a result, but I prefer the Trek in most other ways too.
The components are generally higher spec model for model on the Trek.
It's a very personal choice really & I don't suppose an independent would find much to choose between them.
There's a lot of spesh's about though so if you want a bit more exclusivity ...
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I have the Spec Sirrus Comp 2007 and like it. I have now done over 2000 miles on it with no problems. Tyres wore out at about 1800 miles (no punctures till then) and I started to get punctures so replaced with 700x23 Specialised Armadillos.
Only slight bug with the bike is short length leading to occassional clashes with my foot and the front wheel when pulling away and turning.Mark0
