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Thank you all. I will explore.

Hi all

According to my local shop they can get me a Trek FX3 Women's bike in a few weeks, whilst a man's bike won't be until November.

Comparing the two specs the only difference appears to be a different colour ( ) and the saddle is a woman's saddle. EVerything else is like for like including frame size.

https://www.trekbikes.com/gb/en_GB/bike ... de=reddark

https://www.trekbikes.com/gb/en_GB/bike ... e=pinkdark

(They do have a women's Step Through option too....)

I may be missing something here, but the saddle is a Bontrager at around £20.

Might there be a difference that isn't listed in the spec apart from this?

Would be good to get the bike in a few weeks.

Best

Thank you, all.

It seems as if I will notice the difference.

I hadn't thought about a touring bike, to be honest, so will look into that. I thought they were much of a muchness with hybrids except touring bikes had the drop handlebars? Any other "key differences" I ought to be aware of?

Thanks again. Love this forum.

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Hi all

I have a 10+ year old Koga which I use for commuting. I have started venturing out on longer runs in and around the Downs in Sussex/Surrey and find the Koga hard work going up hills.

It has hub gears (8 speed). Weighs around 16KG. Mudguards and paniers.

I'd like to treat myself to something lighter and with more gears to help me get up the hills.

However, I would still need to have mudguards and paniers and so on and therefore I will want a hybrid. I am looking at something like a Trek FX series and with the fittings that would come in at around 13KG.

How much difference would that 3kg saving and extra 13 gears make?

I also have to buy it a little "blind" as it is impossible it seems to get a test ride in a shop and I'm told its a four or five month delivery time given the demand.

Any thoughts welcome as I'm not that knowledgeable on cycling!

Thank you