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Hybrid vs Flat Bar Road bike
Alot of replies. Hope you get to read mine's. If you're in the
market for a Trek 7000 series, I'd like to reccomend the 7000FX series. The difference is it doesn't have the front shocks, so you don't lose power to the crank. It's basically a faster bike. You still have the seat post shock, though. I have a 7200FX and my wife has a 7100. Both are good quality machines, but I think the FX is just all around better. Cheaper, too, because it doesn't have that front shock, there. The FX line has many in your price range. I can ride it all day with no discomfort, and I do not have bar ends added on. Good luck with your search for a new bike. I know I was a pain in the ass to my LBS for a while before I decided. ~Rob "Ken M" wrote in message oups.com... : I am having a heck of time trying to decide what type of bike to buy : for my first 'NEW' bike. At first I was leaning towards a hardtail mtb, : like the Trek 3700 or 4300, then after thinking about it for a day or : so I decided that that would be 'more bike than I need' so then I was : considering the Trek 7000 series hybrids particularly the 7300, or the : Giant Cypress DX. But then I started looking at a couple of 'Flat Bar : Road Bikes' like the Ibex Corrida or one of the K2 flat bar models. I : think it's called the 'Astral' or something like that. : : I like and can tolerate the more upright geometry that the hardtails : give, which seems to be the same with the hybrids, but I like the : lightweightness of a road bike. : : I have been only trying to look in the local bike shops so I can 'put : my hands' on the bikes and 'see' them in person. But with only two LBS : my selection seems a little limited ( 5 brands ), Trek, Raliegh, : Cannondale, Giant, and Sun recumbents. : : I know that as a first time bike buyer I 'should' by from a local : dealer. But if I decide to buy over the net are there any little : mistakes I could make that will turn into huge probelms? I know about : sizing, is there any thing else I need to consider? : : Ken : |
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