I don't really know what I'm doing other than I have a turbo levo and can't decide what to do for a city urban freeride / commuter / light trail bike.
First pic is my old carbon superfly hardtail with some thin gravel tires. Second is a bike for sale that is carbon / full suspension.
Does anyone have advice on whether I should keep my superfly or sell it for the Scott Spark and slowly upgrade that to be my urban bike?
My style: I'm not doing crazy jumps. Want to be able to do stairs and have a fast street/sidewalk bike to commute around my city without losing the fun of having a dynamic suspension for quick curb hops or riding over the many potholes.
My plan with the current bike is to shorten the stem, get better tires like maxxis rekon, maybe changing the gearset or a dropper post later on.
I guess the plan would be similar for the Scott.
Thanks in advance for my weird request.
by Advanced-Virus-2303
2 Comments
> for a city urban freeride / commuter / light trail bike
That’s quite the combo.
I’d stick with your current bike and maybe put wider, but good rolling tires on it. At least 2.0, but possibly even 2.5″
* Surly ExtraTerrestrial (2.5)
* Maxxis Hookwork (2.5)
* Schwalbe Marathon Plus (HS 468) (2.25)
* Continental Double Fighter Urban (2.0″)
That’s a rather old model of Scott Spark to switch to when you’ve already got a solid hardtail.
I’d keep the superfly.
Maybe build up a second wheelset so you can swap tires easily.
A nice road biased tire is so much better on roads and tarmac than knobblies and the same vice versa