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mattSV · 09-08-07, 05:38 PM

Viney/Quiff

My brother had a Grifter XL - bomb proof but bloody hard work to ride quickly - and a piece of margarine tub or fairy liquid bottle is louder and lasts longer than a playing card

Fizz/philipMac - I was hoping you guys would have some advice - cheers.

I will stick SPDs on whatever I get, already got them on my Scott Competition XC and find it really hard without to ride without them.

I rode road bikes for years, and still have my 531c frame hanging in the garage, complete with mavic open4cd rims, and a mix of campag record/shimano 600 running gear. Since getting the Scott about 8 years ago, I much prefer the riding position of a mountain bike, I just want something lighter/quicker for on the road so I can keep the Scott for off road.

I have just got back from the local Giant dealer, had a look at the FCR Alliance which is £995:-

For the same money I could get a Trek 7.7:-

Or a Marin Mill Valley - apparantly this was designed from scratch as a flatbar, hybrid, whereas all the others are basically road frames with flat bars.

To be honest, I think these are all great bikes, I just need to compare the detailed specs to see which one will give the best bang for bucks

09-08-07, 05:38 PM	#14
mattSV Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Darn sarf, innit Posts: 2,025	Re: Pick me a new pushbike Viney/Quiff My brother had a Grifter XL - bomb proof but bloody hard work to ride quickly - and a piece of margarine tub or fairy liquid bottle is louder and lasts longer than a playing card Fizz/philipMac - I was hoping you guys would have some advice - cheers. I will stick SPDs on whatever I get, already got them on my Scott Competition XC and find it really hard without to ride without them. I rode road bikes for years, and still have my 531c frame hanging in the garage, complete with mavic open4cd rims, and a mix of campag record/shimano 600 running gear. Since getting the Scott about 8 years ago, I much prefer the riding position of a mountain bike, I just want something lighter/quicker for on the road so I can keep the Scott for off road. I have just got back from the local Giant dealer, had a look at the FCR Alliance which is £995:- For the same money I could get a Trek 7.7:- Or a Marin Mill Valley - apparantly this was designed from scratch as a flatbar, hybrid, whereas all the others are basically road frames with flat bars. To be honest, I think these are all great bikes, I just need to compare the detailed specs to see which one will give the best bang for bucks __________________ 2000 - 2004 SV650S 2004 - 2009 SV1000S 2009 - 2013 Triumph Sprint ST1050 2013 - 2016 Triumph Explorer 1200 2016 - Ducati Multistrada DVT S Last edited by mattSV; 09-08-07 at 05:46 PM.