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Gaisce Adventure - What bike to use?

  • 25-04-2014 1:03pm
    #1
    JemimaPD
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    I have a thick wheeled commuter bike I use to travel the 10km round trip commute to work on the weekdays.

    At the end of May I'm doing a 300km cycle around Leinster over a weekend and I feel I need to get a different bike but seeing as how I'm a novice on the types of bikes I need suggestions as to what type of bike I should be using. The route is quite hilly with more uphill roads than downhill roads.


    Any suggestions


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  • #2
    nak
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    Road bike?


  • #3
    Lumen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 31,220 ✭✭✭✭Lumen


    JemimaPD wrote: »
    The route is quite hilly with more uphill roads than downhill roads.
    Is that possible? :)


  • #4
    JemimaPD
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 112 ✭✭JemimaPD


    nak wrote: »
    Road bike?

    What about a hybrid? I dont know the difference in the bike types and I plan on doing more cycling during summer for greater distances.


  • #5
    JemimaPD
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 112 ✭✭JemimaPD


    Lumen wrote: »
    Is that possible? :)

    well the first two days of the cycle are more uphill than downhill.


  • #6
    thesimpsons
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    to be honest either bike will do the trip, the most important thing is to be comfortable with the bike you choose. there's a big difference in being comfortable on a bike for a 10km commute and doing 150km two days in a row. get plenty of training in, ensure your reach is comfortable, saddle height, etc. get yourself some padded shorts & gloves to make the experience better.


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  • #7
    No Pants
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,347 ✭✭✭No Pants


    Lumen wrote: »
    Is that possible? :)
    She's be living in the attic when she gets back.

    Buy or borrow a road bike. Make sure it fits. Keep an eye on the weekly Aldi and Lidl catalogues to spot the cycling kits. Cheap shorts and gloves will help.


  • #8
    bambergbike
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 342 ✭✭bambergbike


    If you're doing this solo, what matters most is whether the bike is comfortable (and still comfortable at the end of a long day, and at the end of the following day). You can easily cover 300 km in a weekend on a hybrid or even a mountain bike (preferably minus the knobbly tyres, if on road). You don't necessarily need a road bike. But if you're riding in a group and everybody else is on road bikes, you'll want one to keep up with them.

    If your 300 km includes Mt. Leinster or similar medium mountains (or just a few small but steep hills) and you don't have a big hill on your regular commute, you might want to keep an eye out for a bike that has an easy "granny" gear. Hills can seem bigger than usual when you're riding all day. If your route is very hilly and the road bikes you could potentially borrow for the weekend don't have "beginner" gearing, that might tip the balance towards an MTB or a hybrid. It's nice not to have to get off and walk even when gradients get a bit silly.

    There might be something to be said for using your usual commuter, just with thinner, smoother tyres. What is it, and what's the riding position on it like?


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