Hi all,
Have been researching bikes and narrowed down to two. Different types, and I’m not sure which would be more suitable.
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Clifton Electric Commuter Bike
Considerations:
– Sticking to Whyte bikes as I’m fortunately able to get a decent discount with them
– Main use of the bike will be work commute
– 65% of my commute will be tarmac/road, 35% will be gravel paths/off-road/bridleways
– in winter I will likely be cycling in the dark for a lot of the commute
– commute will be ~24km each way
– will need to get a child seat as will be dropping daughter to nursery on the way to work
– outside of work the bike will be used to cycle to the beach/gym/short hops around and about, mostly with a kid in tow.
– Is a commuter bike better as the road parts (majority) will be more suited? Is the mountain bike an overkill? Or should I get the mountain bike that’s safest & most suited to the off-roady bits, that will also be in the dark for some of the year?
What would you recommend? General thoughts on both bikes?
I’m pretty active and quite confident (if inexperienced) when it comes to cycling the off-road bits, but as you can tell I’m a complete novice when it comes to bikes..
Thanks for any advice.
by Sturminster