new bike - help me decide please!!!!!

mcowan77
mcowan77 Posts: 560
edited April 2010 in Commuting chat
folks

big decision

cycle to work starts next month cyclescheme

28 mile round trip commute, mixture of tarmac cycle path and road...a few kerbs to negotiate!!
currently do it on a mtb with slicks, can do it in 1 hour

would like something lighter, what kind of bike do i go for????

been in a couple of lbs, they have recommended a marin fairfax or a ridgeback flight

should i buy a road bike or maybe a cyclocross?

help please!!!!!!

cheers

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  • cjcp
    cjcp Posts: 13,345
    Road bike.
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  • mcowan77
    mcowan77 Posts: 560
    even on cycle path with a few kerbs???
  • rf6
    rf6 Posts: 323
    I'd go for the road bike, you'll make up a lot of time, even with the kerbs.
  • mcowan77
    mcowan77 Posts: 560
    im being swayed towards a road bike

    any recommendations £600 bracket????????...cycle to work scheme
  • cjcp
    cjcp Posts: 13,345
    mcowan77 wrote:
    even on cycle path with a few kerbs???

    Yep. Road bikes are pretty sturdy.
    FCN 2-4.

    "What happens when the hammer goes down, kids?"
    "It stays down, Daddy."
    "Exactly."
  • NGale
    NGale Posts: 1,866
    Road bikes are tougher beasts than they look, but if you still arn't sure then look at a cyclo cross bike, you can still do the track stuff but have the aspect of the bike being lighter and on drops.
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  • Paul E
    Paul E Posts: 2,052
    The time lost in taking the kerbs slower will be made up with the road bikes better speed, best thing I ever did moving from my mtb on slicks to my road bike
  • DonDaddyD
    DonDaddyD Posts: 12,689
    Kerbs shouldn't be an issue. There isn't that much difference in the strength between a CX bike and a road bike.

    Fatter tyres and different brakes are the main difference. Suggestions:

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    http://shop.devercycles.co.uk/product/5 ... efy_3_2010

    http://www.evanscycles.com/products/tre ... e-ec019678

    http://www.evanscycles.com/products/bia ... e-ec021258

    http://www.evanscycles.com/products/can ... e-ec020234

    Advice: At that price (with the way the market is), I'd probably just go for the best groupset. But I wouldn't go for a completely unheard of frame - unless the reviews were reassuring.

    Above all else try a bunch before you buy. Two different makes of the same size and groupset can feel completely different to each individual.
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  • mcowan77
    mcowan77 Posts: 560
    cheers folks

    ill make my decison after trying a few differnt bikes out

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