Getting a Commuter
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Getting a Commuter
Postby PShan » Tue May 24, 2016 10:12 am
First post.
I have recently sold my mountain bike and I am in the process of selling my car. Living at Artarmon and working in the city I have not used it in 10 days so it makes sense. Wife drives to work and we normally use her car on the weekends too. So going to buy myself a good fitness / commuter / general transport bike.
Work is 10km one way. Visiting the family / mother would be about 10km one way. Have been looking at the following and would appreciate some advice (budget would be approx. $1,500 give or take)
1. Specialized Sirrus (Elite Disc or Comp Carbon)
2. Giant Cross City 0 Disc
3. Trek 7.5 XV
Thanks.
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Re: Getting a Commuter
Postby jasonc » Wed May 25, 2016 1:54 pm
ride them all and buy the one that makes you want to ride more
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Re: Getting a Commuter
Postby warthog1 » Wed May 25, 2016 2:12 pm
http://www.ribblecycles.co.uk/ribble-cr3-cx/
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Re: Getting a Commuter
Postby familyguy » Wed May 25, 2016 2:37 pm
Just dont make any adjustments to the specs they've listed, or it'll be $2k quick smart!warthog1 wrote:Almost makes your budget.
http://www.ribblecycles.co.uk/ribble-cr3-cx/
All the options you listed are flat bar. Any particular reason?
You could save a lot of money over a new one (especially the Trek!) by going second hand. You'd probably find a few 2-3 year old models going for half your budget with a lot of life left in the consumables (chain, cassette, chainrings).
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Re: Getting a Commuter
Postby warthog1 » Wed May 25, 2016 2:41 pm
http://www.this link is broken/Cell-Brunswick-1-0
Cheap as chips
https://www.reidcycles.com.au/reid-cx.html
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Re: Getting a Commuter
Postby biker jk » Wed May 25, 2016 3:32 pm
I'm not a fan of mechanical disc brakes.warthog1 wrote:Another one
http://www.this link is broken/Cell-Brunswick-1-0
Cheap as chips
https://www.reidcycles.com.au/reid-cx.html
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Re: Getting a Commuter
Postby warthog1 » Wed May 25, 2016 3:44 pm
I know nothing of disc brakes.
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Re: Getting a Commuter
Postby Mulger bill » Wed May 25, 2016 7:41 pm
They are the spawn of Satan and designed to behead kittens when they are not disemboweling the peloton en masse at every bump in the road.warthog1 wrote:I know nothing of disc brakes.
Or something like that I read on the interwebs...
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Re: Getting a Commuter
Postby warthog1 » Wed May 25, 2016 10:20 pm
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Re: Getting a Commuter
Postby softy » Wed May 25, 2016 10:25 pm
yep, try and stretch for the hydrosbiker jk wrote:I'm not a fan of mechanical disc brakes.warthog1 wrote:Another one
http://www.this link is broken/Cell-Brunswick-1-0
Cheap as chips
https://www.reidcycles.com.au/reid-cx.html
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Re: Getting a Commuter
Postby softy » Wed May 25, 2016 10:26 pm
well said... hee heeMulger bill wrote:They are the spawn of Satan and designed to behead kittens when they are not disemboweling the peloton en masse at every bump in the road.warthog1 wrote:I know nothing of disc brakes.
Or something like that I read on the interwebs...
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Re: Getting a Commuter
Postby caneye » Thu May 26, 2016 10:08 am
i've been using mechanical disc brakes for over 10 yrs now - on my old MTB and now my cross-bike.
i'm sure hydraulics is an improvement but probably overkill for commuting?
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Re: Getting a Commuter
Postby tez001 » Thu May 26, 2016 4:52 pm
A bit more around the $1000 mark gets you a Fuji disc roadie or a Polygon C4 disc with Tiagra components. That's if drop bars are your thing
I would have purchased a Polygon c4 disc if it had rack mounts for my commuting duties
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Re: Getting a Commuter
Postby softy » Thu May 26, 2016 8:22 pm
not sure if you got mixed up but the feedback I got from shop mechanics is hmmmm, mechanical discs. there comment is that they are not ready for road bikes yet.caneye wrote:hydraulic disk brakes are not *that* bad.
i've been using mechanical disc brakes for over 10 yrs now - on my old MTB and now my cross-bike.
i'm sure hydraulics is an improvement but probably overkill for commuting?
Anyway, as I am aware mechanical only pull from one side, hydraulics pull from both and you have more lever action.
if you are going to go from calipers to disc, make sure your getting the good ones.
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Re: Getting a Commuter
Postby caneye » Fri May 27, 2016 10:48 am
softy wrote:not sure if you got mixed up but the feedback I got from shop mechanics is hmmmm, mechanical discs. there comment is that they are not ready for road bikes yet.caneye wrote:hydraulic disk brakes are not *that* bad.
i've been using mechanical disc brakes for over 10 yrs now - on my old MTB and now my cross-bike.
i'm sure hydraulics is an improvement but probably overkill for commuting?
Anyway, as I am aware mechanical only pull from one side, hydraulics pull from both and you have more lever action.
if you are going to go from calipers to disc, make sure your getting the good ones.
hmm .. got me there. i meant to say mechanical.
that's what happens when fingers work faster than the brain ..
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Re: Getting a Commuter
Postby bigfut » Sat May 28, 2016 10:41 am
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