How did you 'move up'?
thelawnet
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I have a Giant Sedona, which is a 26" MTB hybrid with 1.95" tyres and low-end components generally.
http://www.tredz.co.uk/.Giant-Sedona-20 ... _20210.htm
I usually stay on the bridleways but did about 15 miles on-road yesterday, sloooow.
I wouldn't mind trying out something faster, but not sure I can justify it.
What's the best way to try out new kit without commitment?
http://www.tredz.co.uk/.Giant-Sedona-20 ... _20210.htm
I usually stay on the bridleways but did about 15 miles on-road yesterday, sloooow.
I wouldn't mind trying out something faster, but not sure I can justify it.
What's the best way to try out new kit without commitment?
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Robbery.0
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I know this isn't going to be especially helpful for you, but in my case a friend was selling his road bike - and was happy to leave it with me for a week to test ride it to see if I'd like it.0
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I test rode my first road bike from Evans Cycles.On a Mission to lose 20 stone..Get My Life Back
December 2007 - 39 Stone 05 Lbs
July 2011 - 13 Stone 12 Lbs - Cycled 17851 Miles
http://39stonecyclist.com
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Many bike shops will allow you a test ride so long as you leave your firstborn as a deposit.
Alternatively, sign up for one of the Ride-it sportives. They have a fleet of rather nice demo bikes you can try out for a small fee. They also have shorter route options.
http://www.evanscycles.com/ride-it/demo-bikesMisguided Idealist0 -
Wiggle will give you 30 days now on certain makes, I think (certainly longer than 7 days anyway).
I bought my first road bike second hand so that if I wanted to sell it soon after I knew I wouldn't loose much.Mud - Genesis Vapour CCX
Race - Fuji Norcom Straight
Sun - Cervelo R3
Winter / Commute - Dolan ADX0 -
Fireblade96 wrote:Many bike shops will allow you a test ride so long as you leave your firstborn as a deposit.
Alternatively, sign up for one of the Ride-it sportives. They have a fleet of rather nice demo bikes you can try out for a small fee. They also have shorter route options.
http://www.evanscycles.com/ride-it/demo-bikes
thanks.
They have one here next month, unfortunately I'm on holiday then
Maybe I'll go along to a club ride and have a word with some of the other riders.0 -
Got my first two bikes through C2W scheme - nothing in the rules that says you can't have a second bike0
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Not sure if there's one near you, but the Evans RideIt! sportives have an option for you to hire a new bike for £20 - and a sportive should give you a good idea of whether you like the bike or not.0
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londonlivvy wrote:Not sure if there's one near you, but the Evans RideIt! sportives have an option for you to hire a new bike for £20 - and a sportive should give you a good idea of whether you like the bike or not.
+1. Much better than a test ride.
Are there any prolonged testing sessions at the Bike Radar Live event?
EDIT: I just took the plunge and bought a road bike because I needed it for triathlons. I only had my mtb at the time.FCN 2-4.
"What happens when the hammer goes down, kids?"
"It stays down, Daddy."
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londonlivvy wrote:Not sure if there's one near you, but the Evans RideIt! sportives have an option for you to hire a new bike for £20 - and a sportive should give you a good idea of whether you like the bike or not.
£45 actually, including the £10 sportive fee. Not bad though, if you're hiring out a £3k bike, and if you're going to buy a bike off them, even a £200 one, you can use the £35 as credit off the price.
Have to wear a helmet though.0 -
local paper small ads, loot or freecycle or if you have an internal website at work with a sales/swaps bit on it, you'll be amazed at the people who have a hybrid/roadie of some sort gathering dust in the shed.
an acquaintance of mine asked and got over 50 offers of free bikes. he got a peach of a raleigh tourer, 12 years old bareley used and immaculate.0 -
for commute I normally still use, a big green cast iron lump of a bike, yes it's a hybrid, but for fairly low distances it's fine, potholes etc don't worry it, it stays put when parked up etc.
this said I have got a old roadie which is a lot faster nicer bike. which I got for less than a round, though bar the frame most has been changed now.0 -
hmm. Perhaps I should just try out some narrower tyres. Any suggestions for something noticeably faster than my current ones?0
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try these they will make your mtb feel as close as its going to get to a road bike
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Mode ... elID=20401
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oh yeah, I should have mentioned, that I would like not to die if I take it on the towpath.0
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try schwalbe marathon then
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