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Old 03-14-14 | 05:17 PM
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From: Just south of the Northern Border

Bikes: 1996 Trek 820 Mountain Bike, 2010 Gary Fisher Tarpon, 2013 Trek Domane 4.5C, 2013 Orbea H20

Fuji Tahoes are nice bikes. If you are interested in both pavement and trails I would recommend a hybrid of some sort, but it really depends on what style of bike you are looking for, and what style of biking you plan to do more.

One option would be to take your Tahoes in to a LBS and have them do a quick tune-up. Ride them around for a while until you get an idea what type of biking you would prefer to do. At that time you can narrow down you new bike specs.

Another option would be to save your Tahoe for the trails and get a new road bike for the days you want to venture on asphalt. That way you can have the best of both worlds. Keep in mind a road bike is, for the most part, a more aggressive riding style (position) than a trail bike.

Yet another option (as MRT2 mentioned) check out a few local bike shops (LBS), they will let you try a few different models out to see which one may fit you better than the other.

What ever you do...take your time and think it through. There are many bikes out there that can fill your needs, but it may take you a little time to figure out what that specific need is.

As Bill Clinton once said, "That depends on what 'is' is."


Good luck on your quest,
John S
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