Carerra Subway - gears and seat question

HokkaHokka

Carerra Subway gears question

Hello,

I posted this on the road bike section but think it may be more suited to this section...

I am 100% noob when it comes to cycling/commuting semi-seriously so please forgive me if this is a really silly question.

I bought this bike last week and have been using it to commute to work every day this week which is a 6 mile round trip.

http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stor ... yId_165534

One thing I've noticed is that when using the mid range gears (such as 2/5) the chain seems pretty noisy It's still fairly smooth but is this normal?

I don't notice it so much when I change gears to go up or down hill.

Also, would be interested if someone could recommend a more comfortable seat!

Any feedback would be great.

Kind Regards

HH

cooldad

Depends what you mean by a comfortable saddle. One that fits is best. Charge Spoon seems to fit lots of butts.

HokkaHokka

Thanks for your help so far.

I've taken the bike in for a check and they adjusted the gears - I haven't managed to try it properly yet though.

As for seats - I'm looking at these two (the Spoon as per Cooldad's suggestion)

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Selle-SMP4Bike- ... 830&sr=1-4

and

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B004 ... hargesppon

Does anyone have any experience of these or any other suggestions?

If it helps, I'm a bit overweight (15 stone) and lean a bit when cycling due to the position of the fixed handlebars.

The bike isn't particularly pricey so I would prefer not to go much over £50 for the saddle if possible.

Kind Regards

HH

cooldad

You can get a Spoon for £15-£20, and you'll sell it for £15 if you don't like it. Cheap. Wiggle - £15 but only white.
£17 here - black - http://www.tritoncycles.co.uk/products.php?show=2627

cyberknight

before buying a new saddle i would experiment with your height, tilt and set back as a few mm can make a lot of difference.i actually like the saddle that the new subways is based on over the new spoons.
excuse punctuation typing with baby in other arm...
http://www.jimlangley.net/crank/bikefit.html