Advice on which bike for big lad

Any decent quality bike will survive your usage (go on YouTube and watch Martyn Ashton's road bike party for some education on what a road bike can survive), 100kg isn't that heavy, I'm only 10kg off that. For that distance the single hand position on a hybrid can become an issue, although I've done several 100mile plus rides on Hybrids but having two easy choices of top or hoods on drops is nice, that said while out of fashion, narrow bars with bar ends can work well, a lot of people I ride with in India use MTB's and Hybrids due to the state of the roads and bar ends are more the rule than the exception.

Of those I would jump on the PX London Road, it's tough, versatile, well specced and looks great, but I'd get one on drops, however that eBay Forme is great value for a Tiagra 10-speed and BB5's are great cable brakes (probably the best).

Your regular commute will affect your choice, mine includes some rough roads that are brutal on a skinny road tyre (25mm) to the point where you slow down to ease the pounding, going up to a 32 or 35mm makes a huge difference without affecting aero drag much and rolling resistance on rough roads goes down.

Not better, different perhaps!

The Boardman is a bit heavier than the LR I think (frame is a bit heavier, brakes a bit lighter, wheels are certainly heavier) although not by much, but the mods (32mm tyres and bar ends) would certainly be on my list for your stated usage.

Gatorskins are not universally loved though, the primary complaint is that they aren't great in the wet, however on 32's you'll have more rubber on the road and can drop the pressures a bit so they may work just fine for you. Replacement tyres don't cost much though, Vittoria Randonneur are a good option.

The Vittoria Ramdonneur are well liked and last time I looked planet-X had them at a good price.

lux666 wrote:

Thanks for you advice. Im looking at used Boardman hybrid pro (shimano 105) plus bar end and gatorskin 32 tyres- would it be better than px london? thx

One thing to note - I have a Boardman Hybrid Team in the biggest size (54cm), which is the same max size as the Pro, and at 6'3" I find it a little on the small size, although not so bad now I've fitted a 120mm stem to it. I don't want to sell it on, but having used a 58cm hybrid on holiday which felt comfier, I may have to.