Hey guys, I'm looking to rent a bicycle for a bike ride next month, have seen loads available so not sure which to go for.
Have seen a Dawes Giro 700, Raleigh Espirit, Apollo Feud and a Road Gint Defy 3 (EDIT : Graham : List others of interest. Please don't link to a company in your first post / topic . . . . cos spammers do that a lot. ).
As you can see they’re all different types and am willing to pay that bit extra for something that goes the extra mile!
Have ridden a bike around London before but nothing in the countryside so would love some recommendations for rockier surfaces.
Would also appreciate any ideas for accessories, am contemplating a GoPro to film some of it. Only using it for a week in March hence I'm not buying.
Recommendations would be much appreciated!
Cheers, Adam
Suggestions for mountain bikes for trip
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Re: Suggestions for mountain bikes for trip
Where are you riding and what's the terrain like?
Re: Suggestions for mountain bikes for trip
Bonefishblues wrote:Where are you riding and what's the terrain like?
Indeed!
Bike type and tyres will play a big role. Also, you'll have to make a few miles on any given bike, before settling on a long trip, you know, "first you learn to walk, then you learn to run"
It is by riding a bicycle that you learn the contours of a country best,
since you have to sweat up the hills and coast down them.
Thus you remember them as they actually are...
since you have to sweat up the hills and coast down them.
Thus you remember them as they actually are...
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Re: Suggestions for mountain bikes for trip
OP disappeared as quickly as they came