Best Allround Bikes Under 800

A good starter all rounder bike can be bought for under 800. This will be a good bike for the odd short cycle sportive / charity ride, commuting into town or riding along the tow path to the country pub. If you are a non-competitive cyclist and are looking for a good one size fits all, these are a few of the alternatives.

Trek FX 7.5

At around 625, this is one of the cheapest bikes to offer a lightweight aluminium frame with carbon fork. It weighs around 10Kg making it pretty light. Though it does mean you may be wanting to put on extras like mudguards and panniers for any heavy shopping. For those in any hilly areas, the Shimano Doere DX groupset has a full range of 24 gears – more than enough for the average UK terrain. The bike is comfortable to ride with flat handlebars. It’s also one of the more stiff and strong bikes in this niche, making for a good and fast ride. It’s fairly hard to fault this Trek, they are able to combine their mass production and deep investment in bike technology to bring out a good value bike which fills a range of niche. Looks understated. Not flashy or overly cool. Good for those who don’t want to pose on the bike.

Available from Trek Dealers such as Evans Cycles. Not available online.

Specialised Sirrus Comp

RRP at 899, but, you may pick up discounted for under 800. This comes with some excellent componetary. Carbon Fork and carbon seatstays offers light weight, damping of bumps in road and aresponsive front end. Shimano 105 groupset enables a very smooth gearing change. Even the tyres are some of the best on the market. With all condition Armadillo tyres *28 offering very strong puncture protection. In fact it is hard to work out how Specialised are able to put so much stuff on for well under 1000. If you don’t fancy a drop handlebars, but, still want a pretty nifty and fast hybrid bike, this is great value. Hard to knock. Specialized hybrids at Evans

Cube Nature

The Cube Nature is a less well known brand name than the first two. But, here the German based manufacturer offers an allrounder more geared towards the off-road mountain bike feel. It comes with good solid, MTB type tyres – Schwalbe CX Comp, Schwalbe Impac AV17. With hydraulic disc brakes it offers better braking on tough terrain. THe groupset is Shimano Deore, and the frame is a lightweight High-density 6061 aluminium. However, at 12Kg it is a couple of KG heavier than the Specialized and Trek models. The Cube Nature, is a better choice, for the average rider who wants to spend more time on muddy canal paths – or if you prefer the feel of good solid MTB tyres with extra strong braking power.

Cube Nature – City and Hybrid Bikes available from Chain Reaction Cycles

Focus Corrente Courier

The Focus Corrente Courier is a solid commuting bike which has all round versatility. It comes with standard road tyres 700*30 so is fairly good on the flat. It still combines some MTB features with powerful hydraulic brakes. It weighs in at 11Kg. Alloy frame and Alloy Fork. Groupset is a mixture of Shimano Tiagra with 105 rear derailluer.

Focus Hybrids at Wiggle

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