Hybrid Ideas £1000-1600
swj1
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Hi All,
I was hoping I could pick your collective brains, I am looking to treat myself to a new hybrid for my commute and I have a budget between £1000-£1600. The only bike that has caught my eye so far is the Whyte Montpellier so all suggestion would be very welcome
I was hoping I could pick your collective brains, I am looking to treat myself to a new hybrid for my commute and I have a budget between £1000-£1600. The only bike that has caught my eye so far is the Whyte Montpellier so all suggestion would be very welcome
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I previously owned a Whyte Stirling which I loved, until it got nicked. I'm not sure the Montpellier offers a huge amount over the Stirling for the additional £600 you are paying.
Perhaps get a Stirling and use the £600 for upgrades and accessories? Just make sure you insure it and get a good lock.0 -
Thanks Sham 0
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Any particular reason you want a hybrid?0
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I am not a fan of drops and my commute is half trail and half road so a pure road bike is not a great option and a full mtb will not be quick enough. lot's of people seem against the idea of a hybrid?0
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If you're riding through dirt and then onto road perhaps a hybrid would actually be ideal for you. Cyclocross bikes would be a good option too but you don't like drops so maybe not for you.
The reason people are often down on hybrids is because a heck of a lot of people on here bought a hybrid thinking it would be the best of both worlds and they soon realised there are other (better) options. Like I said though it sounds like a hybrid might actually be suitable for your needs.0 -
I've had 4 different hybrids over teh past few years (2 nicked, one I really just didn't like). I have had a Specialized Sirrus Elite for the past 2 years, and I'm totally happy with it for commuting - as far as I understand it, it's more based on road geomeetry so it's nice and nippy. There are some good deals at Evans or Cycle Surgery at teh moment because the 2013 range is about to come out.0
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Nothing wrong with hybrids for commuting- it's when you start using them for road riding that their limitations become more apparent.
Anyway, as a hybrid fan I wouldn't spend that much on one- £600-700 max would be my advice. IMO Super-bling bikes are a bit of a waste of money for the daily grind, and for that sort if money you're looking at something pretty bling! They can attract the wrong sort of attention too if you have to leave them locked up in public.
That said the Whytes do look nice!0 -
If the budget allowed I'd rather ride something like this than a £600-700 jobber from the likes of Trek, Spesh etc.
Or if you fancied hub gears:
http://www.on-one.co.uk/i/q/CBOOPOMPALF ... _speed_pro
Would be quite a bit heavier than the other one though.0 -
Quite agree that the sort of riding you propose would seem to be exactly in hybrid territory. Although it's a good point that it seems that many people getting back into cycling in order to commute find themselves getting keen and end up hankering after something a bit more specialised, less all-purpose.
I also agree that unless you really have the budget to burn, you probably don't need to go to your limit - if only to minimise the temptation to illicit ownership felt by your average light-fingered neighbourhood scally.
Personally I would go for a rigid-fork bike, carrying tyres of 32 or 35mm, as a good compromise between hard-top and tracks. As you plainly want to spend in order to get something decent, what about looking at
Kona Dr Dew
Bianchi Camaleonte 3
Giant Seek 0 (8 hub gears) or Seek 1
All are in the region of £800 - £950 and would seem to me to fit the bill fine.0 -
Or take a look at the Boardman Performance Hybrid Pro for £995, gets great reviews, only 20lbs!
http://www.boardmanbikes.com/hybrid/hybrid_pro.html0 -
Hybrids do vary - I take it you want one of the more sporty 'road' type ones?0
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Thanks for the advice so far
Yes I guess I do want something quick and light, I currently have a 2010 Scott Sub 10 which is fantastic and pretty bomb proof since I fitted a pair of marathon plus's but it weighs 12-13kg so I think it will become my winter ride...0 -
Godders1 wrote:
The dirty disco? Yes, I posted a link above.bails87 wrote:Do On One do a flat bar version of their carbon CX frame?
I bought the drop bar dirty disco earlier this year having had flat bars for years and am really enjoying it on my commute of around 9 miles on a mix of country lanes and gravel tracks. It is light and the disc brakes give me a great deal of confidence. I wouldn't spec the Continental speed king tyres that came with mine though... Very puncture prone on the flinty /gravel tracks i ride.
It probably is too much to spend on a daily use bike, but if you are going to use it most days and have secure storage at both ends, why not?0 -
So what did you get then swj1? I see from your lock choice post you've ordered something...0
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I went for the Whyte Montpelier in the end, just waiting for my voucher to come through They have just announced the 2013 model but I think I will stick with the 2012 model as it is a kilo lighter than the 2013 model and the 2013 model has a group-set I can find nothing about although I think I may ask for a discount as I am now getting an old model
2013 Model http://www.benhaywardcycles.co.uk/shop/ ... ductId=814
2012 Model http://www.whytebikes.com/2012/bike_pag ... W-1-004-120 -
Reads well and looks great. Looks like you get internal cable routing on the 2013 model but if you your own maintenance you're probably better off without...
Enjoy, and good luck with the discount!0
