Giant CRX 1 Vs Specialized Sirrus Comp
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Giant CRX 1 Vs Specialized Sirrus Comp
Postby Tastic » Thu Sep 07, 2006 8:29 am
Giant CRX1 and Specialized Sirrus Comp.
Can anyone share their views on these bikes or have any other altnenatives.
Thanks
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Postby mikesbytes » Thu Sep 07, 2006 8:48 am
Are you male or female?
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Postby mikesbytes » Thu Sep 07, 2006 2:55 pm
Don't just use the calculation, go and sit on the actual bike and see how it feels.Tastic wrote:I am 160cm tall with leg length 69.5cm. As I understand if I was to calculate 69.5cm minus 30cm = 39.5cm or XS (frame size).
Yes I am a small fellow
Some guys who have short arms actually get the female frame and then put male handlebars on them. Depends on your body shape.
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Postby Tastic » Thu Sep 07, 2006 3:02 pm
For the meantime I am fairly content on commuting with my Shogun with new Shimano clipless pedals & shoes - big improvement in efficiency.
However, I would like to know what peoples experiences are with Giant and Specialized Flatbar road bikes.
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Postby anthonyp » Fri Sep 08, 2006 11:18 am
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Postby sogood » Fri Sep 08, 2006 12:13 pm
If you look at those cyclo-cross events, you'll gain a lot more respect for those drop-bar, narrow tyred bikes.Tastic wrote:anthonyp, would a Giant CRX1 be suitable for bike paths that are not well maitained. What I mean by not well maitained are paths which have cracks and bumps in them. Because where I commute to work, most sections are good but certain sections are bad.
Makes me wonder why would one need a mountain bike...
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Postby anthonyp » Fri Sep 08, 2006 12:15 pm
Depends on the percentage, the CRX is great and pretty fast for road and smooth bike path so if only a small percentage is rough it would still be a better option than a wider tyre, slower bike. However if the greater percentage of your ride is over rough bike paths u would be better off getting a mountain bike because the CRX is a reasonable stiff bike, with 28mm tyres but not as extreme as a drop bar road bike.
I just love the bike and reckon it's ideal for someone looking for flat bar, with relaxed geometry but still want to ride fast.
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Postby Tastic » Fri Sep 08, 2006 12:38 pm
Did you get a good deal for your CRX1? I am looking to get it from Goldcross because I can get 10% off for being a RACV member.
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Postby anthonyp » Fri Sep 08, 2006 1:45 pm
Sounds like if u can get 10% discount from goldcross then u can't really go too wrong on price.
I just thought about the money I would be saving on either petrol or train tickets, and the fitness benefits so was just keen to start cycling again. My old heavy mountain bike wasn't upto 18 km commutes(each way) and my back doesn't like the bending on drop bars so I was after a good quality bike I would enjoy riding and therefore continue to commute. So far I have thoroughly enjoyed riding the CRX 1.
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Postby anthonyp » Fri Sep 08, 2006 3:58 pm
Best to test ride a few bikes before u make a decision. Couple similar bikes which are just as good so comes down to personal preference.
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Postby europa » Mon Sep 25, 2006 5:11 pm
Seriously, with a ride like that (50 km is it? Whatever, it's a serious commute), I'm interested that your bike is still basically standard, especially with the bars - flat bars with no extensions on the ends. Surely that limits you to just one position. Is it a case of that's never been a problem for you? Or is it a case that you've become used to it? I'm interested because it not only flies in the face of everything I've read, but also in the face of my own experience ... and I love heretics of any sort
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Postby McPete » Thu Jan 11, 2007 8:59 am
Drop bars do take quite some getting used to, when I went from an old ladies bike to my Apollo III, I fell off a few times, particularly going to chage gears (new rider+friction shifters= Ow) but now I find it so much faster and more controlable than any flatbar bike.
If I may for a moment ask about the commutes you guys do, how do you cover the distances in that short time? It takes me 10 minutes(roughly, I don't have a cycle computer) to cover my 3Km commute. I'm not familiar with the lay of the land around Melborne, but from your distances/times I'd imagine it's pretty flat?
Anyway, good choice of bike mate,
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Postby Tastic » Thu Jan 11, 2007 11:36 am
3km commute is quite a short distance compared to what I do, but glad to see you are doing it in 10mins.
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