Commuting - 2009 Devinci Caribou?

Bikeforums.net is a forum about nothing but bikes. Our community can help you find information about hard-to-find and localized information like bicycle tours, specialties like where in your area to have your recumbent bike serviced, or what are the best bicycle tires and seats for the activities you use your bike for.



PDA

View Full Version : 2009 Devinci Caribou?

Gear853
10-02-10, 06:10 PM
I'm thinking of getting a new bike, and the 2009 Devinci Caribou seem like the bike I like. I'm just curious of what other commuter thinks of it?

I want something for commuting and for long distance travel on a long weekend or something.

I also like the fact that I can add disc brake on it, since I bike pretty much all weather.

Advice and tips would be great! =]

irclean
10-02-10, 10:27 PM
I love the looks of this bike; I even used it as the background on my laptop while going through a recent "I wanna road bike" phase. There is a Devinci dealer close by and the bike looks even better in person. The components are nice and I also like the fact that it has disc brake tabs. I think it would likely be great for what you want it for. The deal breaker for me is that it has an aluminum frameset; I just prefer steel is all. I'm not trying to start a steel vs. aluminum debate... it's totally subjective on my part. That being said, had I test-ridden the bike I might have fallen in love with it, and that's what I think you should do. Test ride the hell out of that sucker and tell us how it went!