Cube sl cross sl or merida speeder t5 ????

Xarles86

Hi guys,

I would like to buy a good commuting bike. I want a bike that i can use to go to work everyday on the streets (I like going fast) and a bike that i also can use to do soft training (no more than 100 km) at the weekends. I am also planning to do some traveling in germany and norway this is why i want a bike that has the possibility to have a rack to put some bike bags during winter. And a bike with the possibility to put wider tires than the tires than normally the race bikes use, but still i want to be fast.

I have two candidates, but i am having problems to decide. Both bikes has the same range of prices.

The first one: cube sl cross sl. I am not sure about the tires. Are they to heavy ??? this bike is 100 eur more expensive. http://www.cube.eu/tour/cross/sl-cross-sl/

The second one: merida speeder t5. This bike does not have carbon fork but i could spend a extra 100 eur to buy a carbon fork. http://www.merida-bikes.com/de_de/bike/ ... lash=true&

I am pretty sure i want to buy one of those bikes but i am not sure which one !!!! Could you guys give any hints that would help me to make my mind.

Thanks for all your help

Slapster_UK

Can't comment from experience on either bike - sorry.
However, for what it's worth, I have just changed allegiance from Specialized to Cube for both road and mountain bikes.
Cube's range, price and build quality did it for me.

Steve