It's been a couple of years so let's wake this thread up.


Sold off our hybrid fleet last year because we were only mountain biking at the time only to decide this year that both the wife and I want to start participating in charity rides on the roads. Neither of us enjoyed riding road bikes so we decided to go the hybrid route again. We went to check out Specialized bikes first but, to be honest, I wasn't very impressed with the cost of the Sirrus line now as it compares to the equipment that you get. They've scrapped the lighter aluminum frames and stuck with the lower level ones all while raising the prices along the way. My lighter Comp disc that was $999 a few years ago is nearly $1300 now and comes with a worse frame. They had no interest in negotiating prices so we looked elsewhere. Trek's FX line we enjoyed but the prices for what you got weren't much more impressive than Specialized. The local Giant stores never seem to carry anything in stock for whatever reason so our option there was to order a bike and then test ride it. No thanks. Last on our list was Cannondale. They had some leftover 2018s that we both test rode and liked them quite a bit. Very smooth riding bikes that feel surprisingly light as well. I thought the Specialized felt more nimble. The bike shop wanted them gone so they gave us a hell of a deal. I ended up with a Quick 2 (1x11 Sram Apex) and my wife ended up with a Quick 1 (2x11 105). We scored both bikes for $1,300 total.

I'm hoping I like the 1x11 on my Quick 2 but I have 1x11 on my mountain bike as well and it has issues staying tuned properly. I find it needs adjustments far more frequently than any 2x and 3x bike I've owned in the past. For the price of the bike I felt it was a risk worth taking.