Req. Best bike for me?

[Big T]

TBH, they're all decent bikes. The Trek will take mudguards and a rack, I don't think the Specilaised will. Useful to have the option for riding in winter.

[southernsteve]

Just been along to Evens to try out the bikes. Only tried the Trek and Specialized but the latter ticks most of the boxes. Big problem I have is short legs and long body, and the sloping cross tube of the Specialized means I can have a slightly bigger frame to fit my body length. The Trek is a lovely bike but the fit is just not quite right. When I bought my MTB I had the same problem and ended up with a GT which has proved to be a great bike.

I must say though, always thought all the fuss about road bikes was just nonsense, but just riding round the car park I certainly noticed the difference, and now wish I'd moved onto the road ages ago.