Specialized Myka Sport vs Revolution Cadence Sport [UPDATED]
BigShot
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Bit of a dilemma here folks.
The missus is looking into getting a new bike (HOORAY!) she'd pretty much settled on the Specialized Myka Sport but in the last minute "is there anything better to get for the same sort of money" search I've been looking at Edinburgh Bicycle Cooperative's site and seen the Revolution Cadence Sport for £50 less than the Myka.
Problem is, being so far out of touch with what's what in the world of bikes these days I can't even tell which has the better spec.
Any chance someone could cast their eye over these links and give me a quick run down on what's what and if either one stands out as being better than the other?
Specialized Myka Sport
http://www.edinburghbicycle.com/ebwPNLq ... 155c018345
Revolution Cadence Sport
http://www.edinburghbicycle.com/ebwPNLq ... 155c018345
I should probably say that £350 is already the top end of the budget so while there's a few close in price that might be better, they aren't in the running. Whatever the response to this, we'll be off to buy something tomorrow morning... I'm not sure which of us is more excited! :P
Cheers.
The missus is looking into getting a new bike (HOORAY!) she'd pretty much settled on the Specialized Myka Sport but in the last minute "is there anything better to get for the same sort of money" search I've been looking at Edinburgh Bicycle Cooperative's site and seen the Revolution Cadence Sport for £50 less than the Myka.
Problem is, being so far out of touch with what's what in the world of bikes these days I can't even tell which has the better spec.
Any chance someone could cast their eye over these links and give me a quick run down on what's what and if either one stands out as being better than the other?
Specialized Myka Sport
http://www.edinburghbicycle.com/ebwPNLq ... 155c018345
Revolution Cadence Sport
http://www.edinburghbicycle.com/ebwPNLq ... 155c018345
I should probably say that £350 is already the top end of the budget so while there's a few close in price that might be better, they aren't in the running. Whatever the response to this, we'll be off to buy something tomorrow morning... I'm not sure which of us is more excited! :P
Cheers.
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I can't really see much in the spec - I would go for the one that fits and feels best.0
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Did you buy one ? which one did you go for ?0
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Cheers SuperSonic.
Just to confuse matters, this *may* now be an option.
Any thoughts?
http://www.leisurelakesbikes.com/produc ... ?&id=11938
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It does come down to fit and which feels best really.
However I would be tempted by either the Revolution or the Cannondale due to them having disc brakes (albeit they are cable discs). If in the future you wanted to upgrade to hydraulic discs both these 2 have disc ready hubs so makes it much easier/cheaper than upgradint the Spesh.
Not sure if its a consideration for you but regarding resale value I would say the Revolution would fetch quite a bit less than either the Spesh or the Cannondale due to it being a lesser know own-brand. Not saying there is anything wrong with the revolution but it will fetch less on Ebay if you ever come to sell it.
There isn't much between the spec on the Revolution or the Cannondale.
If your wife is anything like mine then I suspect she will want the Cannondale as she prefers the colour whether it fits or not :roll:
The best advice has to be 'try them in the flesh and see which feels best'.0 -
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She is now the proud owner of a Cannondale Trail SL6 and is incredibly happy.
Apparently £350 wasn't quite the top end of the budget.
She sat on the Myka in 13, 15 & 17 inch and none were quite right. Then took a spin around the car park on the Cannondale. Then had a spin on the 17" Myka just to see.
In the end she settled on the small SL6 (silly sizing goes petite, small, medium). We pick it up tomorrow afternoon.
All that remains is to decide which colour pedals will replace the plastic fantastic ones that come with it! Current favourites are white, "ox blood" (dark red) and... big contrast... pale blue.
Cracking looking bike.
I most heartily approve... though I'm definitely pegged as a bad influence again now.
First ride should be Monday or Tuesday at an as yet unknown location. I can't wait... and it's not even my bike!
Thanks for checking the specs SS and HB. Much appreciated.0 -
Looks like a nice, decent bike - hope your wife enjoys it.0
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A couple of reasonably gentle rides under her belt and the verdict so far is "best bike in the world, ever" (probably more a paraphrase than the quotation marks might suggest).
It looks sweeet with the red V8 pedals on there too, it's drawn quite a few comments so far and quite frankly, I'm getting a bit jealous now. :P0 -
Boo! HISSS!
Cracking trip!
970miles clocked on the camper van and enough miles on the bikes to hurt and make me feel like I need a holiday to recover from the holiday! That reflects more on my fitness than the distances covered... of course.
She loves the bike - I've had to fettle the brakes almost daily as they are rubbing a bit (cable stretch maybe? That seems a bit backwards to me... anyway...) but the difference between seeing her ride this and her previous lead-pipe, £50 full suspension jobbie is incredible. On an off road she's loads more confident - she even held back an idiot in a motorhome who wanted to squeeze past her at a pinch point on the road - riding like someone who's been going for years. She puts it down to the bike giving her confidence - it really does seem to be perfect for her.
Boo! HISSS! though? Eh?
Yup... for no reason whatsoever as far as I can tell (and I had an unbelievably good view of it all) when changing gear on a gentle bit of road (doing everything properly) she got some epic chainsuck which jammed the chain between the chainrings and chainstay, gouging off paintwork down to bare metal, bent the chain and possibly bent the derailleur (it doesn't look right to me now for some reason).
It doesn't seem normal for something like that to happen on a never-dropped, never-thrashed bike that's so new it's not even lost the little rubber hairs off the tyres yet.
Any suggestions?
Bad assembly? Dodgy parts? Warranty job? Best course of action?
She's pretty gutted about the damage to the paintwork, she's over the moon with the bike, how it rides, the comments and looks it was getting on the trip but this has really taken the shine off it.0 -
Could your better half have pedalled backwards a little whilst changing ? What gears was she changing from/to when it happened. Could she have been in some weird combo - ie innermost cog on front with outermost on back ?0
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I get this on my bike, and that was all brand new components. My solution has been to move the chainline out a bit so that it doesn't wedge so hard that i have to take the cranks off to remove, and to make sure that the chain is well oiled.
It only happens on mine when the chain starts to get dry.
As far as cable discs go, be prepared to be fiddling with them most rides. If i'd seen this before you'd bought, i'd personally have advised not to buy cable discs, unless you're absolutely certain you'll upgrade to hydraulics. They're a pain, particularly for beginners who are hard on the brakes. I even had a ride in the peaks when i had to fiddle with them half way round a ride, ok, it was a long ride with some big downhills, but still!0 -
No backpedal, (I can't even picture how a backpedal could suck the bottom chain up the back of the chainring like it did) and no wierd combo.
Was going from big ring to middle and was somewhere around the middle to high (ie, small) sprockets. I've told her all about keeping the chainline reasonably straight and she's been good with it.0 -
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Thanks for that - I was really quite shocked that the chainrings were close enough to the chainstay to jam the chain like that. I've had loads of chainsuck on my bike and there's nothing more than some light scratches on the paint. Strikes me as a seriously bad bit of either design or assembly to have that happen.
I've no idea how to shift the rings out like that but I think we'll be bringing it back to Leisure Lakes to have it looked at so I may have a word with them and see what can be done.
Chain had been well lubed by yours truly only a couple of days before (proper job too, gave it a good clean, lubed it, wiped off the excess, the works. A far better job than I ever gave my own.) I brought all my tools and cleaning gear with me on the trip and was glad of them.
Just been chatting to her about this and gave your verdict on the disks. I think she'd probably have gone for this bike anyway as it's just perfect in other areas. I think we probably will start a wee savings fund and put some hydraulics on it in the not too distant. For now I've got them set up so there's a lot of room for tool-free adjustment at the lever and caliper and that is enough most of the time.0
