opus vs devinci

[rachelegg]

I am looking to buy my first ever real (read: not from canadian tire) bicycle. I will be using it mostly for my 6km commute to work, but also for pleasure. Mostly roads, occasionally gravel. I am thinking of one of the following bikes... Opus urbano http://www.opusbike.com/site_route.php?lang=en or the Devinci st-tropez http://www.devinci.com/11048_an.html

I can't tell anything from looking at the specs or components, as I know nothing!
Which one is a better bike?

Cheers!

[gnome]

I don't know much about bike components but the Devinci is likely to be the better bike. this is based solely on the fact that the Opus is only has a seven speed cassette on the back as opposed to the eight speed cassette on the Devinci.

I would recommend that you test ride both bikes if possible to see what one you are more comfortable on.

[andmalc]

Since you'll be commuting, what about this one?

http://www.devinci.com/11046_an.html

There's also a Norco model:

http://www.norco.com/bikes/city_and_path/urban_commuting/corsa_1_internal.php?NorcoPerformanceBikes=89b1a99d6a3a5a12d7843eaa6f0837a1