Originally Posted by
steph746
Thank you all for your replies. I still have the Onyx, but will most likely return it unfortunately. I tried to make it work out, but for some reason the gear shift is hurting my wrist. Is that strange? Even though the twist is fairly smooth, should it cause an issue like that?
Also, I do find the bike to struggle on hills. It is a commuter, but there are a couple of spots with "steepish" hills. Not sure of the incline. Could it be me that's slow? I've ridden it on my Specialized Hard Rock and don't think I was that slow on the hills...
I'm just trying to rule everything out before I proceed with the return.
I am leaning towards either putting money into my Hard Rock or purchasing a used bike that's similar and solid. Ideally I'd like it to be lighter, yet solid and as weatherproof as possible (which is what I liked about the Onyx).
put the money into the HardRock.
I find older MTB's to be excellent commuters.
Mine is from 2010 and now has 1-2 children on it, 15 years later (XT drivetrain, HAYES brakes and standard Shimano hubs.push button shifters (twist grip suck, etc...)
still is fine 15 years later and hauling around 30-35kg (65-75 lbs) on the back, so I need to inflate the rear tyre more.
interesting options in the bike lock-up tho (for comparison).
this is one of the several covered id-locker bike parking houses at work
