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Two bikes max, many jobs

by zedthegreat
Sat, Oct 17, 2015 20:03
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Hi all. I am quite new into road cycling and massively enjoying it. I have been thinking about my next bike purchase (aren’t we all!?) and what I use my bike for. My dilemma comes down to the fact I am space limited to an absolute max of two bikes.

I have five types of riding that I do / want to do. These are:

  1. Commuting, where mudguards and rack mounts are required
  2. Exploring, so something with a bit more give and capability for wider tyres
  3. Longer sportives, eg I’m doing a 300km in the summer
  4. Club riding (I haven’t done this yet, but want to, so is the area where I have least experience)
  5. Triathlon

I am not looking for individual bike recommendations, more if you could only have two bikes what type of bike would you get to cover which discipline, trying to keep compromises to a min?

Eg, I would love a tri/TT bike, but that would be completely single use from my 5 above. My current thinking is something aggressive and aero to cover off points 4 and 5, and something like a Genesis DdF to cover points 1 and 2. Not sure which would be best for the middle though….

Thoughts?

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Daveyraveygravey | 9 years ago
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Giant Propel will do 3-5. I Everested on mine in May, having onload it 6 weeks. 27 hours, longest ride I had ever done by a massive amount. Looks the dogs too!
And some kind of cx for 1 & 2, but I would personally have a proper mountain bike because I think cx is too compromised for proper off roading

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monty dog | 9 years ago
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For commuting / touring / adventure duties the latest gravel/adventure bikes are ideal - some now have clearance for 40mm tyres which makes a big difference in really rough or sandy conditions - Kinesis Tripster ATR or similar. Just specc'd a custom titanium frame for frame along the same lines. Big tyre clearance means it'll easily take 30mm tyres and mudguards.

For faster road use - take your pick.  Whilst it is feasible to fit clip-on tri bars to a road bike, position is often compromised if you want to get really get aero.

For longer sportives, depends on course and conditions and you could use either - no point in being aero if you back gives out after 3 hours.

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