Mikeys Bikes
Mikey41
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First up I have the bike that started me off the second time around, a 2008 Trek Soho 1.0 hybrid.
Untitled by Entropy1971, on Flickr
Effectively it's an MTB with 700c wheels, 32mm tyres, disc brakes (excellent!), 48/38/28 chainset and 12-28 8-speed cassette.
I've owned it for 4 years, but for most of that time it has lived in a cupboard, I've been riding it seriously for the last 2 months. It's light to ride and rolls along well, I use it for commuting and town work which seems to be it's natural environment. I've got a rear rack for it so I could use it for some light touring.
Next, my first road bike since I was 16, bought new today, a 2012 Giant Defy 2.
Untitled by Entropy1971, on Flickr
This bike is so nice to ride, it flies along compared to the hybrid and has the gearing I was looking for. Compact 50/34 chainset with 12-30 10-speed cassette and Tiagra mechanics. On the ride home I was pedalling easily halfway down the cassette on the 50 where I would struggle on the 48 on the hybrid, cannot believe the difference, and it is comfortable too!
Untitled by Entropy1971, on Flickr
Effectively it's an MTB with 700c wheels, 32mm tyres, disc brakes (excellent!), 48/38/28 chainset and 12-28 8-speed cassette.
I've owned it for 4 years, but for most of that time it has lived in a cupboard, I've been riding it seriously for the last 2 months. It's light to ride and rolls along well, I use it for commuting and town work which seems to be it's natural environment. I've got a rear rack for it so I could use it for some light touring.
Next, my first road bike since I was 16, bought new today, a 2012 Giant Defy 2.
Untitled by Entropy1971, on Flickr
This bike is so nice to ride, it flies along compared to the hybrid and has the gearing I was looking for. Compact 50/34 chainset with 12-30 10-speed cassette and Tiagra mechanics. On the ride home I was pedalling easily halfway down the cassette on the 50 where I would struggle on the 48 on the hybrid, cannot believe the difference, and it is comfortable too!
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Like the Giant, toying with the idea of getting the 2013 Defy 2 as my first serious road bike.Planet X XLS 2013
Planet X London Road 20150
