Best Road bike with straight bars?

caragnomes

Hi

I'm looking for a racer with straight bars, can anyone recommend make/model? Best Place to buy.
Something along the lines of:
http://www.ridgeback.co.uk/index.php?bikeID=138&seriesID=37&show_bike=TRUE

http://bicyclehabitat.com/product/08-specialized-sirrus-pro-38437-1.htm

thanks

niceonetom

Raam

save yourself the inevitable upgrade and go for drops and STI shifters now.
Unless you really really want a flat bar road bike.

Lumen

caragnomes wrote: »

I'm looking for a racer with straight bars

If it's got straight bars it's not a racer.

I think the correct terminology is either "flat bar road bike" or just "hybrid".

The Sirrus is nice, though expensive for that sort of bike. I'd question whether a "performance hybrid" is really worth the money - it may be to you, but if you ever want to sell it on you may be looking at cliff-like depreciation.

caragnomes

niceonetom wrote: »

kind of looking for something a bit more subtle in fact with no branding at all, thanks tho!



I've already got a road bike with drop bars but want to get another for everyday commute and easy access brakes. thanks

Lumen

caragnomes wrote: »

I've already got a road bike with drop bars but want to get another for everyday commute and easy access brakes. thanks

Drop bars + auxiliary brake levers = best of both worlds.

If your current road bike is not be practical enough (e.g. no clearance for mudguards or rack mounts) then suggest you spend the money on more practical drop bar bike with these features.

caragnomes

thanks Lumen,

are there decent second hand bikes out there anywhere?


Fair enough on the Road bike not being a road bike if you have straight bars but I'm looking for something as light as a road bike for the city commute, After 5 months of drop bars, breaking is still frustrating in every day traffic.

caragnomes

Lumen wrote: »

Drop bars + auxiliary brake levers = best of both worlds.

a cheaper solution i suppose! cheers

Raam

caragnomes wrote: »

After 5 months of drop bars, breaking is still frustrating in every day traffic.

really? A lot of people complain about this on drop bars in traffic, but I can't see what the problem is. I'm honestly interested in why people don't like them.

Just to point out: I ride with drop bars all the time in traffic and don't see an issue

Lumen

caragnomes wrote: »

thanks Lumen,

are there decent second hand bikes out there anywhere?

I sold this last night for €525 (note the auxiliary levers). There have been other older/cheaper examples of winter training bikes coming up from time to time.

What's your budget?

caragnomes

Raam wrote: »

really? A lot of people complain about this on drop bars in traffic, but I can't see what the problem is. I'm honestly interested in why people don't like them.

Just to point out: I ride with drop bars all the time in traffic and don't see an issue

I like drop bars, it's just I've found that reaching for the breaks has been problematic in last minute breaking needs!

Raam

caragnomes wrote: »

I like drop bars, it's just I've found that reaching for the breaks has been problematic in last minute breaking needs!

is riding on the hoods uncomfortable?

Ryder

?poor hood position

caragnomes

Ryder wrote: »

?poor hood position

possibly? I do prefer cycling upright, find on the hoods there's a slight bit of a stretch. I'm not sure the bars can actually be moved back anymore and i have a tiny stem

Raam

caragnomes wrote: »

possibly? I do prefer cycling upright, find on the hoods there's a slight bit of a stretch. I'm not sure the bars can actually be moved back anymore and i have a tiny stem

possibly related to your own flexibility, but that's just a guess. You might be Nadia Comaneci for all I know

Beasty

Raam wrote: »

You might be Nadia Comaneci for all I know

or Thierry Henry - I believe he has very flexible hand positions

papac

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papac

or Thierry Henry - I believe he has very flexible hand positions

Not any more apparently.

BostonB

Some other options...

http://www2.giant-bicycles.com/en-GB/bikes/model/rapid.advanced/4866/38969/
http://www2.giant-bicycles.com/en-GB/bikes/model/crs.alliance/4865/38995/

Home:Ballyhoura

BostonB wrote: »

Some other options...

http://www2.giant-bicycles.com/en-GB/bikes/model/rapid.advanced/4866/38969/
http://www2.giant-bicycles.com/en-GB/bikes/model/crs.alliance/4865/38995/

Nice bikes those!