Originally Posted by
the_doughboy
I really like the style and feel and price of the Sirrus base model, what other bikes should I be looking at in the same $ range (500 - 600 cdn). I know there are a lot of Trek fans here, but the Sirrus crowd is growing with the 2009 model.
And I'm also new to the board
I love my base model '07 Sirrus. A couple of caveats that have been observed. After '08 Specialized quietly changed front derailleurs which causes a minor complication with rear fender mounting. Solution is to either trim the fender or replace the front derailleur.