Lightest & quickest hybrid for a grand.

age136

Hi all , i wasn'tsure whether to put this in this section or not but here goes.

I'm looking to buy a bike through the cycle to work scheme in the next week or so but due to an elbow injury a full blown roadie is out of the question. ITS ONLY THE BARS THAT ARE A PROBLEM. So i'm after a hybrid that is pretty much a full road bike apart from the straight bars.

Its to be used to cycle towork ( obviously ) and trips out with a mate or two who have road bikes .
So far these have caught my eye .
http://www.cyclesolutions.co.uk/p62941/ ... -road-bike

http://www.cyclesolutions.co.uk/p66484/ ... -road-bike

http://www.cyclesolutions.co.uk/p67833/ ... ybrid-bike

http://www.cyclesolutions.co.uk/p64979/ ... -road-bike

or perhaps i could get a road bike like this converted to flat bars ?
http://www.cyclesolutions.co.uk/p56479/ ... -road-bike
using http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Shimano-Tiagr ... 4acab38163
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Shimano-Tiagr ... 23309acd4d

possible even something like this because of the extra set of brake levers- http://www.cyclesolutions.co.uk/p56135/ ... -road-bike

Any suggestions guys ?

SE43

I don't offer much advice, but I would recommend checking out the "Fit" range at Decathlon. They are the road bike variant, only difference is flat bars. Here is the best one you can get. http://www.decathlon.co.uk/btwin-fit-7-id_8239799.html

It is a lot lower than the grand you wanted to spent, but worth a look nonetheless.

age136

I have looked at them but we don't have one locally and i don't think our scheme uses Decathlon anyway.
Nice bike though .

The Rookie

age136 wrote:

I don't think our scheme uses Decathlon anyway.

What sheme and what retailers then, optherwise we can suggest lots of nice bikes you can't get!

Would you prefer disc or rim brakes, many ride on rim brakes but for a iommute I prefer discs for better all weather responce.

jonathanzhang

HOY Shizuoka .004?

tilt

http://www.boardmanbikes.com/hybrid/hybrid_pro.html

markhewitt1978

It's not worth getting a drop bar bike converted as it would cost quite a bit. There's enough choice in flat bar road bikes.

captain_vimes

markhewitt1978 wrote:

It's not worth getting a drop bar bike converted as it would cost quite a bit. There's enough choice in flat bar road bikes.

Well, I wouldn't say that. Back problem meant I needed the exact same solution as the OP. Picked up the flat bar, shifters and brakes on fleabay for £35 and sold the drops, shifters/levers for £65 on here! Converted and £35 up...

tilt

Geometry can also be an issue - road bikes tend to have a shorter top tube to compensate for the extra reach on the drops, so switching to flat bars could make the whole thing feel a bit cramped (obv worked OK for you though )

friedpizzainbatter

My sister has one of these:

http://www.edinburghbicycle.com/product ... tirling-14

and quite a few QOMs for her commute.

It's lighter than my Specialized Allez.