Right So I am going to buy something just need to decide what. My commuter road bike died on Monday to the point that its going to cost more to repair it than the bike is worth, and an amount of money I would rather put towards something new and shiny.
Currently commuting on my fairly high spec Giant XTC Carbon hardtail (SIDS, SRAM X.0, elixir CR, American classic wheels) which is not ideal from a wear and tear and also security point of view.
So the two bikes on my current wish list are:
1. On One dirty disco - for commuting duties & I fancy trying some CX on the local trails,
2. Turner Flux - probably shifting all the bits over from my hard tail initially, or maybe a full build from scratch. (which would take a lot longer and a lot more money)
So Should I:
A. buy dirty disco now for commuting, keep my hardtail as is, save up for FLUX?
B. buy some cheaper wheels, discs, cassette & slick tyres for my hardtail (which can be quickly swapped over for MTB duties), commute on that with the slicks, save up for a turner flux?
C. Buy a cheap, £300 Halfrauds/carrera/second hand road bike which I dont mind trashing for commuting
D. Other?
I am reluctant to throw money at something I dont really want. i.e cheap road bike and thinking long term I would like to have both the Dirty disco (or other CX bike) and the Turner. (probably selling the XTC). So what is the best way of going about this without winning the lottery? (and keeping the mrs happy!) - I can quite easily justify the CX bike for commuting a I use it every day, the full suss would take some explaining!
over to you, help me spend some money wisely.
