Expert help needed to choose Hybrid Bike

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  blitz on 27/02/2013 - 20:40

  +1

  I'd get one of these. They'll fit you to a frame size that suits you, you get a warranty and it's brand new. Ticks all your boxes also:

  http://www.reidcycles.com.au/bicycles/mountain-bikes/x126-ri…

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    metaverse on 28/02/2013 - 13:28

    Thanks, Thats a good deal with all the warranty, servicing and free accessories and it's new.

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      metaverse on 28/02/2013 - 15:00

      Was about to buy and realized there is no suspension on this bike

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        blitz on 28/02/2013 - 21:22

        Well that's obvious - you won't find suspension on a hybrid.

        In any case, why do you need want suspension? It makes a bike heavier, and it makes it harder to put the power down. More moving parts means more to service and more that can break.

        If what you want is a full suss bike, this is in your price range:

        http://www.bigw.com.au/sports-leisure/bikes-accessories/bike…

        But I promise you will absolutely hate it, with its crappy components and heavy steel frame. And when you go to look at it, look for the small print on the box that says, "Not for off-road use". I promise it's there.

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        metaverse on 01/03/2013 - 09:47

        Yup! you're right.. that BigW bike is a total waste of time.
        I think I was looking at the wrong type of bike then. I am more interested in going offroad and doing trails so I should have been looking for an actual mountain bike instead of a hybrid. I thought hybrids would take me both off road and on the road but as the guy from clarence cyclery ( clarence st, sydney) suggested " you are not going to love mountain biking if you try it in an average bike. Get a good bike which is light and with proper suspension, you will love riding off road and you will get into it". He showed me a $3000 bike http://www.trekbikes.com/au/en/bikes/mountain/cross_country/… which I loved at first sight. It's light , got proper suspension and looks like the perfect thing to take off road.

        He also gave me a very good suggestion about hiring a bike and trying it out first before buying.
        Now I'm way too confused because I am convinced enough to buy a $3000 mountain bike which in the back of my head I know is a crazy amount to pay since this is my first.

        Do you think the Superfly Al bike is too expensive for what it is? Can I get similar quality at a cheaper price if I look elsewhere or other brands?

        Thanks for you time blitz. I appreciate your help.

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        blitz on 03/03/2013 - 00:10

        Well, I think that fundamentally $3000 is too much to spend on a bike when only a few days earlier you were looking at a budget 1/10th of that.

        I think you should get a cheaper good quality bike and see how you go with that. $3000 is a lot of money, and for the right brand will get you a lot of bike. But you're spending a lot of money on a workable suspension setup and I don't know if you're sure that that's really what you want. There's absolutely no doubt that a poor bike will stop you from riding. A good bike will really make you want to go for a burn.

        I had a full sus bike a while ago and it was pretty cool to ride off road (used to race BMX competitively a long time ago also). But then I eventually got sick of its slow speed on tarmac and got a good road bike instead. My point is that your tastes may change once you get behind the handlebars, and $3000 is a lot of money to put into a punt.

        What about this instead? Good branded componentry (SRAM, Shimano) and a decent price:
        http://www.bikeexchange.com.au/bicycles/devinci/mountain/dev…

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        metaverse on 04/03/2013 - 09:30

        Yup you are right $3000 is a lot of money and that's why I am still confused. How heavy do you think this devinci bike is. I am heading to cash converters now to see if I can spot a bargain.

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        blitz on 04/03/2013 - 19:25

        Ugh I hope you didn't buy something at Proceeds of Crime Converters.

        Look I think the problem here is that you don't know what you want. I've given you a couple of suggestions but they don't seem to wash with you because you don't know what you want. Because of this, all options and no options are likely to be appealing to you.

        So, what do you want it for, and how much do you want to spend? It should be reasonably easy for you to work this out.

        Until you do this, a $3000 bike will be the same as a $300 bike, a crappy used bike will be the same as a brand new bike, a bike from Big W will be the same as one from Clarence St Cyclery, and a hybrid will be the same as a full suspension.