Trek 7.5fx for fitness training?

ninjasurfer1

Hi,

As part of the cycle to work scheme, I'm looking at getting the Trek 7.5fx hybrid for approx €400 after tax has been deducted.
I'll be using it mainly for around the city centre, but I'd like to use it for some fitness training a few times a week.(approx 30 minutes twice a week).

Would this bike be alright for the occasional fitness session?
(I was looking at the trek 1.2 road bike but it doesn't seem to get good reviews and seems like overkill for my needs).

Thanks for any info.

Lumen

Presumably that means your budget is about €800.

For that I'd get a Boardman Comp or Giant TCX 2. Or something else.

ninjasurfer1

Lumen wrote: »

Presumably that means your budget is about €800.

For that I'd get a Boardman Comp or Giant TCX 2. Or something else.

Unfortunately, the crowd that our company are going with only does Trek bikes, so i'm stuck with the range on the following site: http://www.buildabike.ie/gallery.htm

Lumen

ninjasurfer1 wrote: »

Unfortunately, the crowd that our company are going with only does Trek bikes, so i'm stuck with the range on the following site: http://www.buildabike.ie/gallery.htm

ISTR from another thread that they will order in other stuff, not just Treks.

But if it has to be from that list, the Trek 1.2 looks nice enough.

ninjasurfer1

Lumen wrote: »

ISTR from another thread that they will order in other stuff, not just Treks.

But if it has to be from that list, the Trek 1.2 looks nice enough.

Thanks Lumen,
I found the links you mentioned.
What bike would you recommend for around the €800 mark?
(i'm not looking for a road bike specifically as i won't be doing major spins on it).
Thanks for any advice.

jwshooter

ninjasurfer1 wrote: »

Hi,

As part of the cycle to work scheme, I'm looking at getting the Trek 7.5fx hybrid for approx €400 after tax has been deducted.
I'll be using it mainly for around the city centre, but I'd like to use it for some fitness training a few times a week.(approx 30 minutes twice a week).

Would this bike be alright for the occasional fitness session?
(I was looking at the trek 1.2 road bike but it doesn't seem to get good reviews and seems like overkill for my needs).

Thanks for any info.

short answer YES ,i have a 7.1 and im doing any thing from 25-40km most eves on it. there a good solid bike, easy to ride and comfortable

Lumen

ninjasurfer1 wrote: »

i'm not looking for a road bike specifically as i won't be doing major spins on it

Cycling is generally done at a much lower intensity than other sports, therefore as soon as you achieve any level of bike fitness you'll need to go out for more than an hour to get a decent workout.

So whilst most starter cyclists think that 40km is a decent spin, you'll most likely feel short changed by that distance within the first six months.

The issue is therefore: do you want to spend €800 on a hybrid that isn't ideal for proper distances and you'll therefore grow out of in a few months, or instead raise your ambitions and buy a proper road bike.

Opinions are just that, but you will be hard pressed to find an enthusiatic cyclist recommending a hybrid, in the same way that you'll be hard pressed to find an enthusiatic driver recommending a soft-roader SUV. People buy them because they're wrong.

Road bike. The clue is in the title. :pac:

jinka

http://www.buildabike.ie/Gallery/road1/image0000.html


or


http://www.buildabike.ie/Gallery/road1/image0001.html


I like the blue myself