OK you've got £800

MRLEON83

You can only shop at Evans (due to interst free option)

You're going to use it for a 4 mile (each way) commute - which has HUGE potholes

You love cycling on your day off and regulariy cover 60 miles (canal towpaths, roads etc)

What would YOU go for?....

This is following my bike being stolen a couple of hours ago,.... (violins please )

FYI, I was using a Hybrid before so I'm used to that style ......

mudcow007

Specialized Tricross

so you can stick two fingers up at roadies as you ride on some muddy tracks

plus you get to wear a cape...what more could you want?

willy b

CX bike.

Giant TCX

bails87

+1 CX.

joelsim

If you look in the back of cycling mags, there are loads of shops that do credit.

MRLEON83

CHEERS GUYS.....I need to get it sorted ASAP or else I have to get a bus (NOOO) Evans are Ok aren't they ? any other places in northamptonshire area ?

Keith1983

http://www.evanscycles.com/products/pin ... e-ec027480 this owuld be my weapon of choice for what you mention, maybe with some cross tyres on?

tgotb

My local Evans had a very nice looking Fuji Crosser reduced to a shade under £400 the other week...

veronese68

Evans have got the Canondale CAADX crosser discounted at the moment. I think you'll find the brakes lacking though. Do they do a disc braked crosser at that price point?

noisepolluter

MRLEON83 wrote:

You can only shop at Evans (due to interst free option)

You're going to use it for a 4 mile (each way) commute - which has HUGE potholes

You love cycling on your day off and regulariy cover 60 miles (canal towpaths, roads etc)

What would YOU go for?....

This is following my bike being stolen a couple of hours ago,.... (violins please )

FYI, I was using a Hybrid before so I'm used to that style ......

Personally I'm very happy with the new bike in my signature. If you want to stay with flat bars, you might be able to pick up a 2011 Fatty SLX or Deore on end-of-line sale.

Haven't really looked at the the 2012 range, so I couldn't say how much £800 gets you this year.

walkingbootweather

Since it looks like you have already decided that you need a hybrid style for dealing with HUGE potholes can I suggest:

Trek Navigator 2.0 Equipped 2010 Hybrid Bike at £259.99

AND

Kona Zing 2011 Road Bike at £624.99 for you to have some fun on.

[Edit - you would need to loose about at least a foot for these to fit]

But if you can have only 1, I'd get an old school tourer or a cycle cross.

prawny

Kona Jake.

sketchley

If your small enough for a 54 then http://www.evanscycles.com/products/can ... e-ec025338

MRLEON83

unfortunatly not.. i'm 6'1 boo

noisepolluter

MRLEON83 wrote:

unfortunatly not.. i'm 6'1 boo

A google search just now for "cannondale bad boy slx 2011 large" shows a large size in stock for £745 at Westbrook cycles (XL out of stock however). I'm a gnat's under 6" and find the large to be fine.

ZippyBungleGeorge

CX

noiseboyfeetman

CX bike, definately and if poss a Cannondale CAADX 105, they look sweet and recently won a what CX bike review in C+



Shop around on the internet, loads of places do 0% finance, see if you can find a local bike shop that stocks one you can take for a test ride even if they don't do finance just to see if you like it.

Jay dubbleU

Welcome to the dark side - Mr Burns will be along with you're cape shortly

Initialised

Keith1983 wrote:

http://www.evanscycles.com/products/pinnacle/dolomite-three-road-bike-ec027480 this owuld be my weapon of choice for what you mention, maybe with some cross tyres on?

Now with discs, thinking about getting this with the money I saved on my car insurance.

SimonAH

Couldn't be more pleased with my CAADX105, but the Tricross (whilst not such such a headturner) is massively well reviewed for the cash.

CX plus lots.

Ah, Kona Jake is a total stunner too....also statistically (given number of 'cross races won) the best cross bike in the world....

Ah hell, don't know. Just follow your willy like all of us (girls excused)

godders1

Tredz do 0% finance too:

http://www.tredz.co.uk/bicycle_finance.aspx

CrackFox

Evans stock the Cooper bikes. I'd consider the Cooper T100 Zandvoort for such a short commute. There are more practical options for longer journeys, but they're not half as pretty. Or maybe the Bianchi hybrid or Charge Tap.

veronese68

I really like my Jake. Brakes are a lot better with Swiss Stop pads. Got a rack and guards, it bumps along toe paths and muddy tracks quite happily, but not with Gatorskins on. I'm 6'2" and have a 60 cm, it's meant to be too big, but I like the feel of it like that, I'd go for a 58cm if I did more off road and gat a layback seat post to get the length back.

essexian

If you can go up in cost a little, this looks interesting....

http://www.tredz.co.uk/.Cube-Cross-Race-2012_49417.htm

May be ordering one later today....

il_principe

MRLEON83 wrote:

CHEERS GUYS.....I need to get it sorted ASAP or else I have to get a bus (NOOO) Evans are Ok aren't they ? any other places in northamptonshire area ?

No Evans are NOT ok.

Primera offer interest free and are a pleasure to deal with.

tailwindhome

essexian wrote:

If you can go up in cost a little, this looks interesting....

http://www.tredz.co.uk/.Cube-Cross-Race-2012_49417.htm

May be ordering one later today....

Nice!

It's also reduced from 999 to 995

Be rude not to!

jonnyboy77

if it were me I'd be looking at mountain bikes! 4 miles each way and potholes means an mountain bike would (a) cope with the journey, and (b) with nobbly tires and extra weight the 4 miles would be tougher going and make me fitter ....

interested to know what you decided to opt for though

Jon

johndiamond

If you like hybrids, how about saving yourself £400 and get this?:

http://www.rutlandcycling.com/30986/Fel ... -Bike.html

Cracking spec, at a hell of a discount too. Unfortunately my new mortgage has scuppered my chances of taking advantage of this one. :roll:

Kieran_Burns

TailWindHome wrote:

essexian wrote:

If you can go up in cost a little, this looks interesting....

http://www.tredz.co.uk/.Cube-Cross-Race-2012_49417.htm

May be ordering one later today....

Nice!

It's also reduced from 999 to 995

Be rude not to!

Good God. That's a nice looking bike! 8)

Want.

godders1

jonnyboy77 wrote:

if it were me I'd be looking at mountain bikes! 4 miles each way and potholes means an mountain bike would (a) cope with the journey, and (b) with nobbly tires and extra weight the 4 miles would be tougher going and make me fitter ....

interested to know what you decided to opt for though

Jon

Maybe for the short commute part but I don't think the 60 mile road/towpath rides would be much fun on a MTB.

jonnyboy77

Godders1 wrote:

jonnyboy77 wrote:

if it were me I'd be looking at mountain bikes! 4 miles each way and potholes means an mountain bike would (a) cope with the journey, and (b) with nobbly tires and extra weight the 4 miles would be tougher going and make me fitter ....

interested to know what you decided to opt for though

Jon

Maybe for the short commute part but I don't think the 60 mile road/towpath rides would be much fun on a MTB.

Fair point!