Suggestion needed!! for a new hybrid cycle for commuting

[chiranth]

Hi Everyone.. I am planning to buy a new hybrid cycle, could you please suggest cycles for a daily commute of 20kms? Budget: ~25,000 Rs .

How is Trek 7100? Will be buying it over the weekend!! 

Regards,

Chiranth

[Nadana Sigamani]

--
biking conversations on the world famous "Bangalore Bikers Club" :)
 
are you a part of the bicycle racing scene?
Visit www.bangalorebicyclechampionships.com for more details

Trek 7100 is a good bike. I have been using it for the last couple of years for  50kms+  long rides, without any problems whatsoever. I strongly recommend it from my personal use experience.

Best,

Siga
--
******   You don't have to be crazy to cycle. But it helps.   *****

[Banibrata Dutta]

If you want to try alternatives before you finalize, you could try "Schwinn Sporterra Sport".

On Thu, May 31, 2012 at 8:52 PM, chiranth <chira...@gmail.com> wrote:

[Krishna Chaitanya]

Schwinn Sporterra is a good one

--
biking conversations on the world famous "Bangalore Bikers Club" :)
 
are you a part of the bicycle racing scene?
Visit www.bangalorebicyclechampionships.com for more details

--
The Undertaking Of New Action Brings New Strength

[Prashant Shenoi]

Hey Chiranth, 

I have been using a Schwinn Sporterra Sport 2012 model and just love the ride. Not sure how Trek is 'cause I have not tried it, but surely recommend the schwinn.

Best of luck on the selection and wish you happy riding times on your new bike.

Cheers,

Prashant

On Thu, May 31, 2012 at 8:52 PM, chiranth <chira...@gmail.com> wrote:

[Karthikeyan B]

Canondale Quick 5...Comfortable riding...consider it too. am commuting 10Km per day.

[Harish G]

Howz the Firefox hybrid bikes?

This is the one which I found in their websiet (Firefox RoadRunner - 21speed):
http://www.firefoxbikes.com/Hybrid_RoadRunner_21Speed.html

Howz the riding comfort of this bike when compared to Trek7.1?  Is there a major difference?

Regards,
Harish.

[Ashish Nabira]

Bianchi Camaleonte also you can consider.

Thanks and Regards;
Ashish Nabira
" Work is worship."

[Mayank Rungta]

My suggestion - get a good mountain bike - use it for a while - if you feel it is not as good in the city fit it with slicks. If you get a bike with the 8 button tires - they perform really well though I am not happy about their life (too many punctures on mine and already see a need to change them).

I am not for hybrids having used one for 2.5 years. If I went for one I would choose between Kona Dew and the one from Bergamont - both serve well for touring as well.

--
MAnY thANKs
http://ngopost.org
http://rideacycle.org
https://gist.com/mayank
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vConnect-Blr/
Small Loans, Big Impacts. Invest in www.rangde.org today!
For a greener Bangalore - http://tiny.cc/blrtreeplanting

-- 
http://mynk.posterous.com/please-support-my-tcs-10k-run-supporting-asso
 o__
 _> /__
(_) \(_)... Burn fat not fuel - Byke along to a healthier lyfe and cleaner world! :)
            Join the club - http://bangalorebikersclub.com

[Mak]

Iam using the Treck 7100 for over a year now for my office commute of 20km one way! Pretty comfy ride + i use it for my weekend ride at the GKVK campus off road. Been happy with the choice. 

Cheers and happy purchase!

Mahesh 

Sent from my iPhone

[Chiranth M]

Thanks everyone for quick responses :) .. So far what I get is, TREK 7100 is popular, but Quick 5 and sporterra sport should be tried before buying anything else!! :) 

@mayank: Interesting thought! but I really don't know what is an 8 button tire? example please! :) and where do you get Kona bikes in bangalore?

Regards,

Chiranth

--
- - - - - - -
Regards,
Chiranth

[Naresh V.]

Pitching in to vote for the Trek 7.1FX -- the 7100's cousin sans a
front shock absorber.
Test them both to see which one you'd prefer.

-Naresh

On Jun 1, 6:02 am, Chiranth M <chirant...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Thanks everyone for quick responses :) .. So far what I get is, TREK 7100
> is popular, but Quick 5 and sporterra sport should be tried before buying
> anything else!! :)
>
> @mayank: Interesting thought! but I really don't know what is an 8 button
> tire? example please! :) and where do you get Kona bikes in bangalore?
>
> Regards,
> Chiranth
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> On Fri, Jun 1, 2012 at 3:14 PM, Mak <mak....@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Iam using the Treck 7100 for over a year now for my office commute of 20km
> > one way! Pretty comfy ride + i use it for my weekend ride at the GKVK
> > campus off road. Been happy with the choice.
>
> > Cheers and happy purchase!
>
> > Mahesh
>
> > Sent from my iPhone
>

> > On Jun 1, 2012, at 1:33 PM, Mayank Rungta <mr.m...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > My suggestion - get a good mountain bike - use it for a while - if you
> > feel it is not as good in the city fit it with slicks. If you get a bike
> > with the 8 button tires - they perform really well though I am not happy
> > about their life (too many punctures on mine and already see a need to
> > change them).
>
> > I am not for hybrids having used one for 2.5 years. If I went for one I
> > would choose between Kona Dew and the one from Bergamont - both serve well
> > for touring as well.
>
> > --

> > MAnY thANKshttp://ngopost.orghttp://rideacycle.orghttps://gist.com/mayankhttp://...

> > Small Loans, Big Impacts. Invest inwww.rangde.orgtoday!
> > For a greener Bangalore -http://tiny.cc/blrtreeplanting
>

> > --http://mynk.posterous.com/please-support-my-tcs-10k-run-supporting-asso

> >  o__
> >  _> /__
> > (_) \(_)... Burn fat not fuel - Byke along to a healthier lyfe and cleaner world! :)

> >             Join the club -http://bangalorebikersclub.com

>
> > On Friday 01 June 2012 12:48 PM, Ashish Nabira wrote:
>

> > Bianchi *Camaleonte* also you can consider.

>
> > On Fri, Jun 1, 2012 at 12:38 PM, Harish G <harishthegr...@gmail.com>wrote:
>
> >> Howz the Firefox hybrid bikes?
>
> >> This is the one which I found in their websiet (Firefox RoadRunner -
> >> 21speed):
> >>http://www.firefoxbikes.com/Hybrid_RoadRunner_21Speed.html
>
> >> Howz the riding comfort of this bike when compared to Trek7.1?  Is there
> >> a major difference?
>
> >> Regards,
> >> Harish.
>

> >> On Fri, Jun 1, 2012 at 10:42 AM, Karthikeyan B <karthikche...@gmail.com>wrote:
>
> >>> Canondale Quick 5...Comfortable riding...consider it too. am commuting
> >>> 10Km per day.
>
> >>> On Fri, Jun 1, 2012 at 10:33 AM, Prashant Shenoi <
> >>> prashant.she...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> >>>> Hey Chiranth,
>
> >>>>  I have been using a Schwinn Sporterra Sport 2012 model and just love
> >>>> the ride. Not sure how Trek is 'cause I have not tried it, but surely
> >>>> recommend the schwinn.
>
> >>>>  Best of luck on the selection and wish you happy riding times on your
> >>>> new bike.
>
> >>>>  Cheers,
>
> >>>>  Prashant
>

> >>>>  On Thu, May 31, 2012 at 8:52 PM, chiranth <chirant...@gmail.com>wrote:
>
> >>>>> Hi Everyone.. I am planning to buy a new hybrid cycle, could you
> >>>>> please suggest cycles for a daily commute of 20kms? Budget: ~25,000 Rs .
> >>>>> How is Trek 7100? Will be buying it over the weekend!!
>
> >>>>>  Regards,
> >>>>> Chiranth
>
> >>>>>   --
> >>>>> biking conversations on the world famous "Bangalore Bikers Club" :)
>
> >>>>> are you a part of the bicycle racing scene?

> >>>>> Visitwww.bangalorebicyclechampionships.comfor more details

>
> >>>>   --
> >>>> biking conversations on the world famous "Bangalore Bikers Club" :)
>
> >>>> are you a part of the bicycle racing scene?

> >>>> Visitwww.bangalorebicyclechampionships.comfor more details

>
> >>> --
> >>> biking conversations on the world famous "Bangalore Bikers Club" :)
>
> >>> are you a part of the bicycle racing scene?

> >>> Visitwww.bangalorebicyclechampionships.comfor more details

>
> >> --
> >> biking conversations on the world famous "Bangalore Bikers Club" :)
>
> >> are you a part of the bicycle racing scene?

> >> Visitwww.bangalorebicyclechampionships.comfor more details

>
> > --
> > Thanks and Regards;
> > Ashish Nabira
> > " Work is worship."
> > --
> > biking conversations on the world famous "Bangalore Bikers Club" :)
>
> > are you a part of the bicycle racing scene?

> > Visitwww.bangalorebicyclechampionships.comfor more details

>
> >  --
> > biking conversations on the world famous "Bangalore Bikers Club" :)
>
> > are you a part of the bicycle racing scene?

> > Visitwww.bangalorebicyclechampionships.comfor more details

[Gourav Sengupta]

Hello Chiranth,

 

The best hybrid cycle that I have bought till date is Bianchi Spillo, then the frames used to be made in France and the rest of the assembling used to be done in Chez, with shocks below its seats (sorry forgot the technical name for that) and hydraulic shocks it made for a ideal ride. There is also the option to lock the front shocks in case more performance in required.

 

It is still the ideal choice between performance and stability.

 

Of all the bikes that I have that is still my best buy, worth every penny.

 

Best of luck!!!

 

 

Regards,

Gourav

[Mayank Rungta]

See inline -

On Friday 01 June 2012 03:32 PM, Chiranth M wrote:

Thanks everyone for quick responses :) .. So far what I get is, TREK 7100 is popular, but Quick 5 and sporterra sport should be tried before buying anything else!! :)

I used a Trek 7100. It is good for certain kinds of riding but limits your options on weekends and my advise is to take as generic a bike as possible.

@mayank: Interesting thought! but I really don't know what is an 8 button tire? example please! :) and where do you get Kona bikes in bangalore?

8 button tire from Kenda is available with most MTBs these days (wonder why?) - giants last year models, Canondales most models, KHS higher end models. For pics u can google. They are slightly soft tires so don't work well but take a psi of upto 80 so u get a very good ride at around 70 psi upwards on a good road comparable to a hybrid.

[Shreedhar Ramachandra]

I have a Schwinn searcher sport which is a hybrid with front shocks, like Trek 7.1.
I've been using it for daily office commute for an year.
Even with these shocks I felt the need for a proper MTB when I did off-roading. Especially the Sarjapur trail where BBCh race happened last, I really felt I needed an MTB and planning to buy one soon for weekend rides. Now I feel I should have bought an MTB and got it fitted with slicks for office commute so that I could swap the tires with MTB ones for weekend off-roading.
My suggestion is for you to go for an MTB (may be a 29er bcoz you can make commutes faster, but not sure if you can get a 29er for 25k) and then get slicks in case you think there is too much friction and it is slowing you down. Moreover the comfort level with an MTB is much better, you know how Bangalore roads are :(

[Mayank Rungta]

It is not just about shox. The tires give you control as well - a lot of the falls in my rides I could have avoided if I had better control - MTBs are far more predictable that way! :)

--
MAnY thANKs
http://ngopost.org
http://rideacycle.org
https://gist.com/mayank
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vConnect-Blr/
Small Loans, Big Impacts. Invest in www.rangde.org today!
For a greener Bangalore - http://tiny.cc/blrtreeplanting

-- 
http://mynk.posterous.com/please-support-my-tcs-10k-run-supporting-asso
 o__
 _> /__
(_) \(_)... Burn fat not fuel - Byke along to a healthier lyfe and cleaner world! :)
            Join the club - http://bangalorebikersclub.com

[Prabhjot Singh Saini]

Hi,

I too use the quick5. Use for daily office commutes and weekend rides. Its very light, smooth and quick. The ride is bouncy though and you need to be careful of bumps and potholes. The last point must be common across almost all hybrids.

Regards,
Prabhjot
Sent from my Windows Phone

---

From: Karthikeyan B
Sent: 01-06-2012 10:42
To: Prashant Shenoi
Cc: chiranth; bangalor...@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: [BBC] Suggestion needed!! for a new hybrid cycle for commuting

[Gourav Sengupta]

Hi,

 

I heard that quite a few have recommended Firefox and TREK bikes. How is the service provided by Jayant Cycles now a days? The service that is provided at St. Johns Road is really commendable though its expensive, but its really good work therefore after looking at the bike it definitely alleviates the pain. Even RR cycles do a great work, its worth going to their store at Ulsoor; one might be taken in for a surprise, they have deals running all the time.

 

But in case you want to trouble Rohan then please do so, he is still the best around.

 

 

Regards,

Gourav