Which bike is better?

Tavish
Tavish Posts: 20
edited September 2019 in Road buying advice
I was set on getting the Cannondale but then saw the Norco so now I'm not sure :?

https://www.evanscycles.com/cannondale- ... e-EV338209

https://www.evanscycles.com/norco-secti ... d-EV340666

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  • hadoken
    hadoken Posts: 29
    the one you like the look of more! :wink:
  • Tavish
    Tavish Posts: 20
    HaDoKen wrote:
    the one you like the look of more! :wink:

    This is a factor but as a noob I don't know if the dearer one is higher spec etc, so therefore worth the extra bit of money.
  • singleton
    singleton Posts: 2,504
    I looked for a cyclocross bike recently and ended up with a cube cross race.
    I got one with hydraulic discs, but mechanical discs and 105 comes in your budget: https://www.tweekscycles.com/uk/cube-cr ... s7EALw_wcB
  • Tavish
    Tavish Posts: 20
    Singleton wrote:
    I looked for a cyclocross bike recently and ended up with a cube cross race.
    I got one with hydraulic discs, but mechanical discs and 105 comes in your budget: https://www.tweekscycles.com/uk/cube-cr ... s7EALw_wcB

    Sorry I should of mentioned that it has to be from Evans due to cycle to work.
  • joe_totale-2
    joe_totale-2 Posts: 1,333
    Go to Evans and ask to test ride both of them.

    If it was up to me and the bike has to be a practical machine with disc brakes I'd get this:

    https://www.evanscycles.com/pinnacle-do ... e-EV350964

    Hydro disc brakes are FAR better than mechanical ones. I'd rather use rim brakes than mechanical disc brakes as they're a lot less fuss and don't have the weight penalty.
  • edward.s
    edward.s Posts: 221
    Avoid mechanical disc brakes. Even the best are mostly awful. Stretch to hydro discs if you possibly can.
  • Tavish
    Tavish Posts: 20
    edward.s wrote:
    Avoid mechanical disc brakes. Even the best are mostly awful. Stretch to hydro discs if you possibly can.

    Now I'm super confused as I'm new to all this so have no idea!
  • mrb123
    mrb123 Posts: 4,623
    Tavish wrote:
    edward.s wrote:
    Avoid mechanical disc brakes. Even the best are mostly awful. Stretch to hydro discs if you possibly can.

    Now I'm super confused as I'm new to all this so have no idea!

    This is decent advice. If you want disc brakes then it is better to pay the extra and get hydros up front. The mechanical ones are fairly poor and if you get them you'll wish you'd paid that bit more. It's far more expensive to upgrade later on.
  • Tavish
    Tavish Posts: 20
    MrB123 wrote:
    Tavish wrote:
    edward.s wrote:
    Avoid mechanical disc brakes. Even the best are mostly awful. Stretch to hydro discs if you possibly can.

    Now I'm super confused as I'm new to all this so have no idea!

    This is decent advice. If you want disc brakes then it is better to pay the extra and get hydros up front. The mechanical ones are fairly poor and if you get them you'll wish you'd paid that bit more. It's far more expensive to upgrade later on.

    I've looked again on Evans, selected hydro brakes and seen this... Any good?

    https://www.evanscycles.com/bianchi-via ... e-EV360269
  • poweredbyidris
    poweredbyidris Posts: 848
    Decent spec, good price, looks top

    It's a win for me
  • joe_totale-2
    joe_totale-2 Posts: 1,333
    Tavish wrote:
    MrB123 wrote:
    Tavish wrote:
    edward.s wrote:
    Avoid mechanical disc brakes. Even the best are mostly awful. Stretch to hydro discs if you possibly can.

    Now I'm super confused as I'm new to all this so have no idea!

    This is decent advice. If you want disc brakes then it is better to pay the extra and get hydros up front. The mechanical ones are fairly poor and if you get them you'll wish you'd paid that bit more. It's far more expensive to upgrade later on.

    I've looked again on Evans, selected hydro brakes and seen this... Any good?

    https://www.evanscycles.com/bianchi-via ... e-EV360269

    They're mechanical disc brakes. The only bike they sell for £1,000 or under with hydro disc brakes is the Pinnacle I linked to above.

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