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Gear Talk / Purchasing a new bike, have found a couple within my budget, any advice which?

« on: December 10, 2012, 08:09:52 am »

I've been commuting 10 minutes to work and back every day for the past year, and I want to step up my cycling and do more of it both for fun and for cycling 40-60 minutes to the city centre, as well as occasional longer rides.

My current bike is the absolute cheapest that I could find, and it has fallen apart and no longer do the gears work and one brake is faulty.

This is a list of what I found. My budget is ~£500

[1] http://www.evanscycles.com/products/bianchi/verona-2012-hybrid-bike-ec031949#features
[2] http://www.evanscycles.com/products/scott/scott-sub-40-2013-hybrid-bike-ec042465#features
[3] http://www.evanscycles.com/products/pinnacle/neon-3-2013-hybrid-bike-ec044189
[4] http://www.evanscycles.com/products/specialized/crosstrail-sport-disc-2013-hybrid-bike-ec041315
[5] http://www.evanscycles.com/products/specialized/crosstrail-comp-2012-hybrid-bike-ec030145
[6] http://www.evanscycles.com/products/cannondale/quick-4-2012-hybrid-bike-ec031464

I want a hybrid bike for sure. I will mainly use it on the road but also sometimes doing light trails and such so I don't want a pure road bike.

I hope to use it for fitness as well as commuting and travelling to the centre, hoping to completely eliminate my usage of the bus!

All advice is welcome! Thank you.