Hello, looking for some advice on bike types. I'm waiting on my Cycle2Work voucher coming through and I'm dithering between a couple of different bikes.
My bike commute on the way to work should be straightforward enough but it's the way home I'm more concerned about as I've got a bit of a monster hill to ride up with no real alternative route to avoid it.
My first thought is a road bike as I'm thinking I need as light a bike as possible for that hill. But I've never used one before – is it easy to adapt to the difference in handlebars? Also I've got slight lower back issues is that going to make it worse? Am I better going for a gravel or hybrid?
I'm not sure ebike is an option as my C2W limit is £1000.
Any thoughts are appreciated
by jhew89