Originally Posted by
chriskmurray
Actually...
all good advice, thanks.
ive only ever ridden stock bikes, and at a far lesser weight than I am now; I'm still at a stage where I haven't yet mastered the knowledge of these hybrid/dual-discipline bikes enough to be able to specify exactly what I am after, particularly in a market with so many variables! i think I will aim for a 36 on the back and at least a 32 on the front to begin with; in the knowledge that nose manuals are to be avoided until I am a little nearer my target weight!
the Bianchi Zurigo has caught my eye now too; they seem especially cagey about weight restrictions.