Advantages: Go fast up hill and even faster down Disadvantages: Can feel abit clunky
...Specialized Epic Comp 2007.
This bike is owned by my husband, and I recently trialled it as I was upgrading from a Specialized FSR Comp 2006.
From reading reviews about this bike it is marketed as a XC race bike, and could be a bit twitchy on the downhill’s. Also knowing the people that I know that ride them they are all very fast and technically competent riders, so when looking into buying this bike I assumed that it would be too difficult for me to ride and that a stumpjumper would be suited to me.
So on trialling both the stumpjumper and the epic and found that the epic suited me a lot better, I found that it climbed really well due to a more hardtail set up of the bike but I also found that it was really good on the downhill as well.
So if you thinking about getting a new bike I definitely recommend considering an epic even...
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...These trainers are a comp;lete waste of money. The trainers are sold on tehre design, a cover up for the actual products. They come in black and white and certainly look stylish but underneith they arn't. I only bought them becasue they are worn by andre agassi. They wear out very quickly, especially at the front and are not very comfortable .I personally can think of better ways to spend £120, so should you. I would recommend a pair such as the nike aoir reckononing III Boycott these trainers -DON'T BUY THEM...
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Advantages: Lightweight comfortable fast great handling Disadvantages: none
...After 20 years not riding, I decided to get back into cycling so I could teach my children how to ride. I bought a mountain bike and caught the cycling bug good and proper. I soon became addicted to cycling up and down the country lanes where we live and soon enough wanted something a little more sophisticated that would be better suited to hill climbs and rapid progress on the flat.
I read just about everything there was to read and opted for the Spesh Roubaix Comp. As a 42 year old, I have a normal amount of low back pain so the last thing I wanted was an Arse Up Head Down position that required the flexibility of a 20 year old. Also, I wanted something that could take care of vibration from those skinny high pressure tyres. The Roubaix is designed to handle both.
It is very fast and so much easier up the hills. The Comp...
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