09-13-2010, 06:58 AM
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OK, not looking a the prices of those bikes and just giving them all a quick scan.
I really like the Revel, that is just based on it being the best looking bike in my opinion.
After that it has some modest tires on it, I mean probably more friendly all around tires, if you do more riding on pavement or hard pack you will get tired of big old knobby tires after awhile, and some small upgrades like alloy pedals.
I'm sure the gearing and everything is fine, you have to get up into some pro kind of stuff to get out of gearing range for the average person. If I remember the spec I looked at it's low gear was 22 teeth on the front and 32 teeth on back, that is pretty damn low. You should be able to climb trees with a gear that low. Myself, I like low gears, the lower the better. You are more likely to be wishing for a lower gear than a higher gear when you are out riding.
Again, most of my opinion is based on No. 2 being the sexiest. I really like the way it looks.
Another thing to consider, this bike is gonna be an all arounder for you. Ask them to be sure there is enough clearance for a rack or racks for carrying stuff. I see it has mounts but if there is not a style of rack available to fit over the tire and stuff it is no good. Make sure he shows you one that will fit and what it will look like with it on there, are your heels gonna hit a set of bags mounted on the rack? I'm just thinking that you gotta at least be able to carry a possibles bag with you, snacks, camera, jacket, etc, and need somewhere to stash it.
That bike is too damn pretty to mount a rack on anyway.
Also, I have not checked out the Trek website lately, but it has always seemed to me that Giant and Trek give you pretty good value for your $$.
I really like the Revel, that is just based on it being the best looking bike in my opinion.
After that it has some modest tires on it, I mean probably more friendly all around tires, if you do more riding on pavement or hard pack you will get tired of big old knobby tires after awhile, and some small upgrades like alloy pedals.
I'm sure the gearing and everything is fine, you have to get up into some pro kind of stuff to get out of gearing range for the average person. If I remember the spec I looked at it's low gear was 22 teeth on the front and 32 teeth on back, that is pretty damn low. You should be able to climb trees with a gear that low. Myself, I like low gears, the lower the better. You are more likely to be wishing for a lower gear than a higher gear when you are out riding.
Again, most of my opinion is based on No. 2 being the sexiest. I really like the way it looks.
Another thing to consider, this bike is gonna be an all arounder for you. Ask them to be sure there is enough clearance for a rack or racks for carrying stuff. I see it has mounts but if there is not a style of rack available to fit over the tire and stuff it is no good. Make sure he shows you one that will fit and what it will look like with it on there, are your heels gonna hit a set of bags mounted on the rack? I'm just thinking that you gotta at least be able to carry a possibles bag with you, snacks, camera, jacket, etc, and need somewhere to stash it.
That bike is too damn pretty to mount a rack on anyway.
Also, I have not checked out the Trek website lately, but it has always seemed to me that Giant and Trek give you pretty good value for your $$.