Bike Forums - Looking for comfortable hybrid

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Originally Posted by Havana Brown (Post 20619149)

So I think I have finally narrowed it down. To the first bike I tested, lol.

Lol, I've seen many friends or family buy bikes end up back at the first bike they tried...

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Originally Posted by Havana Brown (Post 20619149)

I really liked the feel of the Ariel. I tried to like the Ariel Sport, because I was told that a 2X is the way of the future, instead of the 3X but I like being able to see which gears I'm in. I also liked that the Ariel felt smoother than the sport, and also my hands fit better in the regular Ariel than the sport.

The "wave of the future" is just marketing to try to get you to spend more on a more expensive model. The real "way of the future" is 1X that you see on mountain bikes - only 1 front ring and all the shifting is done in the back.

Between 2X and 3X I prefer 3X because I can spend most of my time in the middle ring.

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Originally Posted by Havana Brown (Post 20619149)

Now my problem is that I can't find a new 2019 Ariel Hydraulic Disc in the Gloss Storm Grey/Ice Blue in size MEDIUM in my area. I wasn't crazy about the other two colors it comes in. I'm between a Small and Medium, but in the small I run out of seat post, so a medium would be a better fit. If I order one, it won't come in until February. And then it'll just sit there for a few months. At that rate, I might just wait until the 2020 models come out! :-(

It does look like they sold a lot of them doesn't it...I found it in the midwest but when I do "find in store" I get a lot of "limited availability" results -
https://www.eriksbikeshop.com/Specia...3E8700/Product