| Re: Touring Vs Hybrid Vs Cyclocross
Fx199 <fx199@aol.com> wrote:
> I ride a mix of paved and dirt roads.
> I have a road bike, but it doesn't cut it on some loose gravel/dirt roads
I
> like to ride.
>
> I am trying to decide whether to get something like a Trek 7700 FX, a
Touring
> bike like a Trek 520, or a cyclocross bike. Ride now I am riding a
Specialized
> Stumpjumper with 1.25" tires, It works OK, but the bike is a 91.
>
> I tried a 7700 FX, I got on a 17" bike and the sale "kid" said I needed a
20".
> I'm 5'8" 30 in inseam. Due to the weird geometry of the crossbar, it felt
about
> where it should be to the crotch. On my 17" inch specialized it seems like
I
> use a lot of seatpost..doesn't it seem like you shouldn't have more than
about
> 6" coming out of the frame? I'm still wide open to all three 3 styles of
bikes.
> Any advice would be helpful. Remember I do have a road bike too, this is a
> secondary bike.
>
> Thanks!
My riding pattern is similar to yours and I had been asking myself the same
question. Here are the bikes that I looked at this spring:
Surly Crosscheck (Tire width: 32mm)
Fuji World (30mm)
Fuji Touring (30mm)
Cannondale Cyclocross (30mm)
Cannondale T2000 (37mm)
Cannondale T800 (35mm)
Lightspeed BlueRidge (32mm)
Jamis Nova (28mm)
Jamis Aurora (30mm)
Gary Fischer Utopia (35mm)
Gary Fischer Dual Sport 129 (42mm)
Gary Fischer Dual Sport 229 (42mm)
Devinci Caribou (28mm)
Devinci Destination (28mm)
Devinci performance hybrids (32mm)
Norco perfomance hybrids
Lemond BigSky (28mm)
I ended up buying a 2004 Gary Fischer Utopia. It takes me on paved roads,
gravel roads, bike paths, and light forest-trails.
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