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Giant CRS 3.0 FS or 4.0 FS

  • 10-06-2009 3:51am
    #1
    666bxg
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    Hi

    I'm a newbie and am looking at getting a hybrid, mainly for road use and the occassional non muddy tracks.

    I've been offered these 2 bikes for the same price, and am not sure of the differences between the two. I'll be purchasing online, which will be cheaper by €150 from my LBS.

    Can anyone enlighten me on the differences? Which one should I go for? I would also welcome recommendations for other bikes too.

    cheers
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  • #2
    blorg
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    The "FS" stands for Front Suspension- I would suggest getting the version without it. Having said that the CRS is a nice, solid bike. The 3.0 has slightly better components, more gears (24 vs 21) and most importantly, if you are getting a suspension fork, lock out on the fork. This basically lets you reduce the amount of suspension (generally not 100%, there is still a bit left after you lock out) for road use and is invaluable, otherwise you will be bobbing along on the road.


  • #3
    666bxg
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 290 ✭✭666bxg


    for 'leisure' / occassional use will the 28 speed have a useable advantage over the 21 speed?

    unfortunately they're out of the CRS 3.0 (28sp) in my frame size for now. they do have a 4.0 (21sp) in stock

    should i just get the 4.0 or should i wait for the 3.0 to be in stock?

    thanks


  • #4
    blorg
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    If you must get a bike with front suspension for road use (which is in itself a bad idea) I would absolutely wait for the model that has lockout on the fork (the 3.0.) This is much more important than the number of gears.


  • #5
    penexpers
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    How does a bike have 28 speeds?


  • #6
    blorg
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    penexpers wrote: »
    How does a bike have 28 speeds?
    Co-Motion-Quad-4.jpg

    ...or the poster made a typo.


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  • #7
    666bxg
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 290 ✭✭666bxg


    definately a typo... i meant 24 speeds :o

    thanks for the enlightenment anyway blorg......


  • #8
    jlang
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    Is that some kind of tandem in the pic? It looks like there's a chain on each side. Or am I seeing a bit of a second bike in the foreground?


  • #9
    blorg
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    jlang wrote: »
    Is that some kind of tandem in the pic? It looks like there's a chain on each side. Or am I seeing a bit of a second bike in the foreground?
    It is a tandem, the other side is the timing chain. As far as I can gather you can get this fourth chainring attachment that adds on to a triple to give you an ultra-low gear. Not exclusive to tandems but of particular application there. Note the improvised chain watcher in the pic made from a light attachment! This stops the chain from falling into the BB.


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