Buying advice

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hirosama
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Buying advice

Post by hirosama »

Hello,
I am brand new to this forum and I hope I got the right section to ask this.
I'm into buying a new cycle, and I am split between four bikes.
https://www.specialized.com/gb/en/sirrus-x-3-0/p/187462
Specialized Sirrus X 3.0
https://www.orbea.com/gb-en/bicycles/urban/carpe
Orbea Carpe 15
https://whyte.bike/products/portobello? ... 4238009413
Whyte Portobello Plus V2
https://www.trekbikes.com/gb/en_GB/bike ... c/p/28474/
Trek Fx 3 disc

I'm riding in London and about, so a hybrid seems to hit the sweet spot for me.
Any feedback on these cycles is greatly appreciated.
Jdsk
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Re: Buying advice

Post by Jdsk »

Welcome.

Do you think that you'll be riding on rough stuff?

Will you ever need mudguards and a rack... and have you already checked those for fittings?

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hirosama
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Re: Buying advice

Post by hirosama »

Roughest should be the trails in local parks, I've had a mtb most of my life but never really fully utilised it. Mudguards are not a must really, as for rack - no, I'm a backpacker :wink: I'm after quality and reliability mainly.
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squeaker
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Re: Buying advice

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Or, from a slightly different angle, are you likely to want to go shopping, in normal clothes, in the rain, when it's dark?
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Jupestar
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Re: Buying advice

Post by Jupestar »

All good bikes, would suggest you try then for fit.

A couple of people at work have gone for internal gear hub bikes in a similar style, they ride these around london and for leisure, even light off roading, i've been impressed. If your using it daily, and space/time constrained for proper cleaning of drive train. It may be worth considering.
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