Specialized Sirrus Sport or...?
 

I'm looking to buying a decent hybrid for mostly city riding, but also some light trails, and maybe some touring. I biked halfway across Canada before my last well-used mountain bike finally wore out and i gave it away. Now i'm ready for a "real" bike. I've got my eye on a 2007 Specialized Sirrus Sport, only because it's a last year's model and i can get a sweet deal. I can't find many reviews on this bike... does anyone have any input?? My other options are a Rocky Mountain (maybe an RCLE?) or a Brodie. Just trying to find a good quality, lightwieght bike in the $500-$600 price range that will give me some speed and last a while.
Thanks!!

I've been commuting on a Sirrus Pro since last Oct. After 3,500 miles the bike has held up quite well and I am happy I have it. I did choose to upgrade the wheels to deep V's after my excessive mass (240 lbs) killed two rear wheels (Specialized replaced them under warranty with similar models). I like the upright position when riding in traffic and it has lots of gears as well.

If you can get it for a good deal, it looks like a nice lightweight bike with carbon stays and a carbon fork. However, for nearly the same retail price, you can get a scott sub 20, which gives you better components and imo, a badass looking frame (because i have one). :)

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The sirrus in white does look awfully purty but you get a lot of bottom of the line 8 speed stuff whereas with something like the scott, you get midrange 9-speed stuff.

Can't go wrong with the Sirrus.

Also check out if Performance or any other retailers have the Iron Horse Transit 3.0 in stock. I got one from Amazon.com for $399 shipped when my son needed to upgrade from his HEAVY base model front-suspension hybrid. I was looking at the base line Sirrus (aluminum fork, Sora components) for 489 on sale, and the Sport for $689 (upgraded fork, but still Sora components). The Transit has a carbon fork and Tiagra components. Since we're mid-way through the season, you might also find a deal on the Sirrus (which has a cooler looking frame)

I have the Sirrus sport as well. I really like it. You do end up with some entry level components but they work for me for now. I remember someone wrote that the purpose of your first bike is to tell you what you want in your next one. Pretty much true for me but in the interim, this one performs quite well. You can ditch the goofy circular chain guard or let it fall off on its own in the first 100 miles. They also put some goofy plastic ring around the bottom of the seat tube near the front chain ring to supposedly stop the chain from jumping off the first ring. All it did for me was get twisted and rub the chain so I took it off and threw it away. I changed out the seat and bought a Terry Liberator Y, some SKS fenders, bar ends, candy SL pedals and a rear rack for my stuff. It's a quick, nimble fun bike to ride.

I really liked the Sirrus when I test rode one. Almost bought one but, for city use, it kind of scared me with the narrow tires. I ended up getting a Marin Novato and love it. I'm sure it's not quite as fast as the Sirrus but with disk brakes and wider tires, I've been very glad I ended up getting both. You never know when you'll need to cut through some gravel/mud/grass/whatever to avoid an obstical or something and the wider tires of the novato are good for this. I was "mountain biking" tonight on mine...smooth tires and all...lol It worked great until it started sliding on the wet grass. Did surprisingly well though.

But yea...you might wanna check one out. I dunno. I got mine for $485 with a $30 cycloputer, out the door.

I bought a white Sirrus Sport about four weeks ago and I'm more than happy with it. I test rode plenty of bikes before hand and kept going back to the Sirrus. It's a quick bike but with a slightly more upright position which I like because the majority of my riding is in the city and in traffic.