2018 quick 8 or 2016 quick 4
01-21-18 | 02:27 PM
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2018 quick 8 or 2016 quick 4
Im trying buy a bike for exercising and riding around town. I was going to buy the 2018 quick 8 but i found a 2016 quick 4 for the same price. I know nothing about bike components or anything really. Which one would be the better buy?
01-22-18 | 04:53 PM
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Here are pages I found for the
2016 Quick 4
2018 Quick 8
Looks like Quick 4 is a pricier, better-specced bike than the Quick 8, even at 2yr old.
Reasons to get the Quick 4: 3x8 instead of 3x7 gearing (or is it even 3x9?), carbon instead of steel fork, nice schwalbe tires, lighter 24spoke wheels
Reasons to get the Quick 8: if you are heavy (>200lb?) then 32-spoke wheels will be stronger. The updated frame, or the color looks better (subjective).
2016 Quick 4
2018 Quick 8
Looks like Quick 4 is a pricier, better-specced bike than the Quick 8, even at 2yr old.
Reasons to get the Quick 4: 3x8 instead of 3x7 gearing (or is it even 3x9?), carbon instead of steel fork, nice schwalbe tires, lighter 24spoke wheels
Reasons to get the Quick 8: if you are heavy (>200lb?) then 32-spoke wheels will be stronger. The updated frame, or the color looks better (subjective).
01-23-18 | 08:48 AM
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Bikes: 2014 Cannondale Synapse Carbon 4 Rival; 2014 Cannondale Trail 7 29; 1972 Schwinn Suburban, 1996 Proflex 756, 1987(?) Peugeot, Dahon Speed P8; 1979 Raleigh Competition GS; 1995 Stumpjumper M2 FS, 1978 Raleigh Sports, Schwinn Prologue
Quick 4. Get the better components.
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