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Looking to buy a new bike on work's cyclescheme as soon as I can arrange it, as I'm in a **** tax bracket this year.
I've currently got a ~15 year old Saracen mountain bike which I use for leisure rides on the local country roads, muddy canal towpaths, and a bit of proper mountain biking with my son.
It's pretty knackered, and needs replacing.
Any thoughts on what I should be looking at? Budget of perhaps up to £1k. I'm not a serious cyclist, so would probably rather not go over that without compelling reason.
I see that modern mountain bikes seem to have enormous tyres: is this always the case? Not sure I'd want that for all-around use.
My son, 12, has a Pinnacle Cobalt 1 hybrid, which leans more Mountain than road. But the tyres are a bit low-grip. Should I look to a hybrid?
In case it's important, I'm about 6'2", 13st.
I've currently got a ~15 year old Saracen mountain bike which I use for leisure rides on the local country roads, muddy canal towpaths, and a bit of proper mountain biking with my son.
It's pretty knackered, and needs replacing.
Any thoughts on what I should be looking at? Budget of perhaps up to £1k. I'm not a serious cyclist, so would probably rather not go over that without compelling reason.
I see that modern mountain bikes seem to have enormous tyres: is this always the case? Not sure I'd want that for all-around use.
My son, 12, has a Pinnacle Cobalt 1 hybrid, which leans more Mountain than road. But the tyres are a bit low-grip. Should I look to a hybrid?
In case it's important, I'm about 6'2", 13st.
