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HigHurtenflurst on 21 July 2017
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bonzobanana said:
HigHurtenflurst said:

Used to cycle a lot on cheap kids mountain bikes, my previous bike though I had probably notched up less than 3000 miles over 8 years. (most of that in the first couple of years while at uni)
Last year though I got back into it and bought a cheap hybrid style bike (cheap but from a proper bike shop rather than supermarket or Halfords Apollo brand) I have had it just over a year and done just over 2000 miles (3200km), about half is commuting, the other half leisure riding.

Looking into getting a road bike as well though. Currently most interested in the B-twin Triban 540

Yeah Triban 540 is a great bike in fact most of the Triban's are great except for their entry level model Triban 100 which is awful and horribly compromised yet only £50 less than the Triban 500SE, it should be something like £120 less. My current road bike is a super cheap Claris equipped Vertigo Carnaby but I fancy a Voodoo limba at some point which occasionally go sub £300. 

 

Is the triban 100 the single speed one? I don't think I could cope with that, The simplicity is nice but in a hilly area 1 gear is a pain in the ass...and the legs. And in a flat area I would be wanting a more powerful gear.

The Limba looks like a decent bike if it goes under £300 better spec than my current bike, main differences being I have rim brakes, flat bars & a triple on the crank.

I so rarely use the small chainring though, it has to be a really steep hill for me to drop into it otherwise I just feel like I am spinning too fast an not getting anywhere. I also rarely use the largest two gears on the cassette (an 11-32), which is part of why I am looking into a road bike as well. Only thing I am not sure on is the tyres, I have a feeling 25mm road tyres are going to be far more prone to punctures & wear in addition to being less comfortable on poor road surfaces. I will probably look to putting some 28mm on it assuming I don't have to change the rims at the same time.

I actually did my first roadside inner-tube change last week (and in fact the first puncture I had on this bike) I think in the future I am going to add some tweezers to my saddle bag as digging out someones indicator glass with a plastic tyre lever isn't easy.