Price Paid:
$340.00
at CikloCentar, Zagreb, Favorite Ride:
Travelling around Bike Setup:
Factory setup + front & back luggage racks, ritchey handlebars & truegrip III grips Summary:
What I had in mind when buying this bike was to replace my venerable old bianchi touring bike whose fork broke. This being a good signal that maybe i need something which could handle a bit more bumps i went for a hybrid. Budget being my next obstacle i ended up with this model. And after 1250 km of field testing on hilly croatian roads i have to say I'm very happy with it.
With the adition of handlebars, nicer & more cushy grips and luggage rucks it made a very nice & comfortable travel bike, which performed well either on asphalt or gravel and could do a bit of a trail. Frame seems very solid and its layout i find very comfortable. Nice big not-so-fat wheels can give you quite a speed and tektro brakes are braking quite reliably in dry or wet. Derailleurs & shifters work reasonably well, altough you have to watch not to strain it to much when changing gears or they'll clunk. If you get to much mud into them they might get a bit funny, but the whole bike isnt' really made for such exposure. The seatpost supension does a job, but it could work more smoothly.
All in all, bike has a very reliable feel to it, and all the components are put together really well. I'd say, without wanting to sound like an old geezer, that it's a kind of a sensible bike - doesnt' make that much of a fashion statment but it does it's job really well. Strengths:
Good bang for the buck, comfortable, strong brakes, components nicely tuned to work together Weaknesses:
Seatpost suspension is a bit glitchy, a bit heavy if you compare it to the upper class Similar Products Used:
Nothing with a brand name
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