Planning to cycle to work - which Edinburgh Co-op bike to ge

dppowell

Revolution Trailfinder for £229
http://www.edinburghbicycle.com/ebwPNLq ... 155c002910

OR a Revolution Courier Classic for £249
http://www.edinburghbicycle.com/ebwPNLq ... 155c002910

OR a Pathfinder or a Streetfinder all at less than £300

Then there's Disc brakes or normal and/or Nexus gears or normal

Too many choices, so hope you guys can help as I know nothing about cycling.

I plan to cucle to and from work which is pretty much downhill/flat in the morning and uphill/flat on the way home. All on tarmac.

I might do the odd bit of weekend trail/canal path/parkland type cycling but not on a regular basis and definitely not full on mountain biking.

Aim is to get fit and specifically lose the bulging stomach!! But also don;t want to arrive at work sweaty, so need tyres that are halfway between high resistance and low resistance - I think???

Finally Edinburgh Co-operative is at the end of the road I live on, so want to get the bike from them so can nip in for advice / upgrades / service etc when I need to.

Finally I'm 32 and not particularly fit, but not overweight.

JonS123

Id suggest popping in to the Edinburgh cycles shop and ask them for advice, they will know the state of the roads (pot-holes etc) much better than us over t'internet will! and if their staff are anything like the ones in Leeds will offer good advice ( I couldn't get my bike2work bike through them due to provider my company uses, but they still helped me ) They should also let you have a test ride, it may be worth considering a road bike with drop handles, personally I like flat bars but everyone likes something different.

My old bike had V-brakes, new one has discs, while the discs add more weight I prefer them on my commute, and I found they work much better in the wet than the V's did.

Gearing depends on how hilly your route will be, hub gears will be less maintenance from what I understand

You will get fit quickly and see that stomach flatten down a bit

Finally in a years time you will have turned into a cycling-addict

hillrep

Good advice to go into the shop and explain what you want.

If you'll be cycling in "normal clothes" then mudguards are a must.

If you'll be carrying anything (and you are better not to if you can avoid it), then I would suggest a saddlebag or pannier, but others go for a rucksack.

Don't forget to budget for a lock and some lights.

I'm sure either would be fine, just get one and start enjoying it!

bill_gates

That part of Edinburgh has about three bike-shops all in the same area.

It might be worthwhile checking out some of the other shops and not just the bike co-op.

Jay dubbleU

I have to say i was a bit disappointed with EBC - I emailed them twice when I was looking for a bike on the C2W scheme and they didn't reply either time - probably better to go to the shop and check it out

daveb

Before it was stolen I had the Courier Classic and thought it was great for commuting. After a while I upgraded the wheels, rear mech and shifters but everything else was good.

Would recommend it over the pathfinder