Nimbus

Looking to buy a new bike for use on road and some county tracks near by. Nothing too hilly or rough. I've seen the below and quite facy it, but it's a fair bit of money and wanted some opinions on this or other similar bikes. Any one have any recomendations?

http://www.scottusa.com/product.php?UID=5858

I've not ridden seriously for a good few years and there seems to have been a fair amont of progress in terms of brakes, gears and stuff since I last rode...

cheers

Andy Hall

Looks nice, Scott make some good bikes, though a the term hybrid suggests, you will get a bike that isn't brilliant on eather the road or tracks. The Scott would be fine off road in the Summer, but if you are planing on using it at the moment, the tyres just wont have enough grip. I've got a Giant MTB with knobblies and still have problems.

Andy

Graz

As above really the big problem with hybrids is they just compromise riding either on or off road. Off road do anything too rough and it will break, on road you have a heavier than normal bike with less than optimal tyres.

Get two bikes

Nimbus

Thanks chaps. I know they are a compromise, but I still think it's the best thing for what I need. There are some nice country lanes near where I live (both mettled and un-mettled) that I fancy riding along. I don't need a MTB since I'm not planning on anything too rough. Just a bit of mud/stone farm track sort of thing. I've also got Rutland Water about 20 mins away and they have a 26 mile track around it that's mostly dirt and tarmac.

I've already got a road bike (about 20 years old now) that has skinny tyres for just on-road riding if I need, but I was looking for something that could cope with a bit of rough stuff too.

Cheers

Graz

Get an MTB then, you won't regret it

Start on the farm tracks etc., then try some singletrack, you'll never look back.

Graz (Full susser, with 2.1 inch knobblies )

Andy Hall

Agreed Hardtail with with 2.1 inch knobblies Pump em up hard for the road!!!