Originally Posted by
JasonG1976
travbikeman,
Sorry, but what do you mean by "GRANNY GEAR"?
If I can be more specific , I am 40 years old and weigh 175. I am looking for 10-20 miles rides on paved and maybe dirt trails. Not any kind of mountain bike.
I have $1000 to spend on a hybrid. If not the Specialized Cross Trail, then what else do you recommend?
Thank you.
Jason
In the Specialized range, as travbikeman mentioned, the 2017 Sport version looks quite compelling.
Giant has two contenders in the Roam 1 and Toughroad SLR 2
https://www.giant-bicycles.com/us/roam-1
https://www.giant-bicycles.com/us/toughroad-slr-2
Trek has the DS3
DS 3 | Trek Bikes
I was in a similar position to you and I went with the Giant Toughroad SLR 2 and have been very happy with it.
Due to having a carbon fork(obviously a tougher version than what one would find on a road bike) and being made from Giant's highest grade of aluminium, the Toughroad will be 4lbs lighter than it's suspension forked rivals at similar price points.
This below video is what I like to point to in order to show what sort of riding the Toughroad is well suited to.