Originally Posted by
spander8
I am very new to riding again, and I want to get the best bang for my dollar as well as best bike to fit me. I plan to ride 80% road and 20% off road on trails. Is a Hybrid the right choice as it was my first time on off road trails and I really enjoyed it. My main goal is to exercise and get into better shape.
Here are the bike that I road tonight.
Specialized Crosstrail Elite Disc $899
Trek 8.4 DS $849
Giant Roam 2 $599
I was told that the Specialized and Trek have similar components, and that the Giants are a step down.
I am wondering if I should spend the extra $250-300.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance for your replies.
Hi Spander, if I were you since you'll be 80% on the road you should check out the Giant Seek 3. You don't need a suspension fork for 80% on the road. Plus, the Seek 3 has disc brakes.
http://www.giant-bicycles.com/en-us/...3/11501/55836/