Specialised Sirrus Elite 2010 - Good Buy?

iGlaswegian
iGlaswegian Posts: 87
edited September 2009 in Road buying advice
Hi Everyone

Went and seen this in-store today (Dales - £650) and really liked this particular model. I just wanted to find out what you guys think about this bike and if any one you's own it - that would be a bonus.... in terms of offering first hand experience.

I intend to use this purely for fitness - i've had a Klein previously and needed a bigger frame size.

Would appreciate all feedback/comments.

Cheers.

Comments

  • maddog 2
    maddog 2 Posts: 8,114
    Have a look at the hybrids from Ridgeback, Marin (ALP) and Boardman too.
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  • iGlaswegian
    iGlaswegian Posts: 87
    Hmmm

    Cheers for replying. Still wondering whether these 'fitness' bikes are a good route to go down in. Very tempted to spend money on a decent 'excercise bike' instead of bike - ideal for the winter.

    Confused as to which option in taking.
  • gkerr4
    gkerr4 Posts: 3,408
    iGlaswegian wrote:
    Hmmm

    Cheers for replying. Still wondering whether these 'fitness' bikes are a good route to go down in. Very tempted to spend money on a decent 'excercise bike' instead of bike - ideal for the winter.

    Confused as to which option in taking.

    If I were you I'd go for a road bike rather than a flat-bar hybrid type.
    they are sharper to ride, faster and more fun (imo) and they have more choice of hand positions for when you are out on the road - you don't have to ride on the drop-part of the handlebar, most people find holding onto the back of the brake levers is more comfy (the hoods)

    You could get a decent road bike for £650 - the specialized allez comes to mind - if you want to make it an indoor trainer then buy a turbo-trainer to hook it up to - then you have both a static exercise bike and a 'real' bike for decent weather.
  • Evil Laugh
    Evil Laugh Posts: 1,412
    I found going from a hybrid to a road bike that it exercises my stomach muscles a lot more and consequently the waist line is looking less 30 yr old and more 23. Plus it's much much more fun to ride, just make sure if you go down that route that the bike fits as a road frame is much less forgiving for fit than a hybrid. A road bike that doesn't fit can be uncomfortable in all sorts of weird places IME, whereas when it fits nice it's like an extension of the body.
  • iGlaswegian
    iGlaswegian Posts: 87
    Cheers for the reply guys.

    Is the Trek 1.2 a good bike at all? The 2010 model.
  • ForumNewbie
    ForumNewbie Posts: 1,664
    I went into a Specialized Concept store the other week and thought the Sirrus Elite 2010 was a real beauty. I was however looking for a cheaper hybrid with thicker tyres as an alternative to my light tourer drop bar road bike, but haven't decided what to go for yet, although I was really tempted.

    The bar ends will give you the option of hand positions - it's almost like a road bike with flat bars, and I'm sure it will move along faster than most hybrids and probably be more comfortable with the carbon fork. I would certainly think it would be a good choice as a fitness bike.

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