Afternoon all,
Since starting back college in September I've been cycling the 17 miles on college days on my brothers road bike - a single gear speedy thing that has to ridden fast! - but with a nice bonus heading my way at the end of this month I'm looking at buying something more specific to my needs and that'll be safer on Winter roads.
I've been looking at hybrids, specifically this one from the Edinburgh Cycle Co. with which I'll be adding guards and a rack. My route is mostly road, but I'd like to be able to deal with the rough stuff when needed (darn them zombies!).
Specific questions:
- I'm fairly new to this cycling lark, but I've heard from friends that the ECC is a good company with a store local to me. Anyone have any dealings with them?
- Maintenance. Any advice on available books to help with maintenance or advice in general?
- Forums. There's a forum for everything these days (plumber has recently told me about a boiler forum lol) - any good ones though?
Thanks
Col
Since starting back college in September I've been cycling the 17 miles on college days on my brothers road bike - a single gear speedy thing that has to ridden fast! - but with a nice bonus heading my way at the end of this month I'm looking at buying something more specific to my needs and that'll be safer on Winter roads.
I've been looking at hybrids, specifically this one from the Edinburgh Cycle Co. with which I'll be adding guards and a rack. My route is mostly road, but I'd like to be able to deal with the rough stuff when needed (darn them zombies!).
Specific questions:
- I'm fairly new to this cycling lark, but I've heard from friends that the ECC is a good company with a store local to me. Anyone have any dealings with them?
- Maintenance. Any advice on available books to help with maintenance or advice in general?
- Forums. There's a forum for everything these days (plumber has recently told me about a boiler forum lol) - any good ones though?
Thanks
Col