Pushbikes. Anyone ride? What have you got?

[TimberWolf]

I've got a five year old Specialized Sirrus Elite which I love. Probably clocked up around 10,000 miles on it, and now cranking up for Lands End to John O Groats in July. Just had it serviced - new everything - think it would have been cheaper to buy a new bike.

Also got a Rockhopper (hardtail) which I use for off road adventures.

I've got my old brother's bike from when he was a toddler, but it's so old he denies ever owning it. It must have been a Halfords jobbie, as I have replaced almost everything on it now bar the frame. I love it though.

[mudskipper]

k2p2, I'm thinking of buying a Sirrus, alongside the cheapo Raleigh MTB I use at the moment

How do you find it compared to a MTB - and how well does it cope with bridlepaths / hard packed paths (not muddy), I generally do 70/30 road/offroad

Mine's 2005 model - I think they've changed a bit.

Sirrus is much better on roads than MTB - what it's designed for. It's fine on towpaths or reasonably smooth bridlepaths, but does shake you about a bit - depends how much of it you're going to be doing. Certainly can't belt along them as easily as on a MTB. I'm really happy with my split - I use the Sirrus for most of my riding, which includes some light off road, but take my rockhopper to play on the common or in the woods.

[Moscow Mule]

Got a 2008 Marin Belvedere (similar to the Sirrus the other chaps have). It's the puppies nuts for commuting/road riding. I've got a spare set of wheels for it with cyclocross tyres for lightish off road, but don't bother so much now - it's an arse to reset the brakes for the different rim widths each time.

So, I bought a 198x Rockhopper for the light offroad I do do. It is also awesome.

I've been contemplating a new MTB, with some poploc forks & disk brakes (make it easier to swap out for road wheels) but I can't really justify the £700+ for the time I would spend on it.

[threaded]

Got a 2008 Marin Belvedere (similar to the Sirrus the other chaps have). It's the puppies nuts for commuting/road riding. I've got a spare set of wheels for it with cyclocross tyres for lightish off road, but don't bother so much now - it's an arse to reset the brakes for the different rim widths each time.

So, I bought a 198x Rockhopper for the light offroad I do do. It is also awesome.

I've been contemplating a new MTB, with some poploc forks & disk brakes (make it easier to swap out for road wheels) but I can't really justify the £700+ for the time I would spend on it.

Rear hubs are wider on MTBs at 135mm compared to the 130 on road wheels. But you can get frames for MTB hubs laced up to road rims. On-One are such an outfit.

I have a 29er with more roadish tires on. Which is another way to get the same effect.

[TimberWolf]

I wonder how well a rider in the Tour De France would do riding a Brompton? It annoys me that these races are so restrictive with regard to bicycle designs, I would love to find out what the best type of bike is in terms of wheel radius, tyre width and formulation, aerodynamic fairings, etc.

[Lockhouse]

I've got a Trek 7.3fx which I ride about 100 miles a week commuting. Nothing flash just does what it's supposed to.

[conned tractor]

Have amassed a total of 3 kona hardtails. One is for Mrs ct, the other is a mid range but old kona nunu mtb. Then when I started this contract, I bought another exactly the same of ebay for me lodgings. Have two sets of wheels for the commuting bike, one with knobblies, and one with the slicks I put on for commuting. But I don't use spuds on the commuter , but I should get another set really, but that means getting more shoes also as I don't want to end up ferrying them when going hone for the weekend.

And an 83 raleigh burner and a mongoose bmx for the nipper and I did have a flatland bike which I gave to a mates son, as I realised I really am too old for that.

[conned tractor]

Have amassed a total of 3 kona hardtails. One is for Mrs ct, the other is a mid range but old kona nunu mtb. Then when I started this contract, I bought another exactly the same of ebay for me lodgings. Have two sets of wheels for the commuting bike, one with knobblies, and one with the slicks I put on for commuting. But I don't use spuds on the commuter , but I should get another set really, but that means getting more shoes also as I don't want to end up ferrying them when going hone for the weekend.

And an 83 raleigh burner and a mongoose bmx for the nipper and I did have a flatland bike which I gave to a mates son, as I realised I really am too old for that.

You should really learn English you fukwit.

[Drewster]

Have amassed a total of 3 kona hardtails. One is for Mrs ct, the other is a mid range but old kona nunu mtb. Then when I started this contract, I bought another exactly the same of ebay for me lodgings. Have two sets of wheels for the commuting bike, one with knobblies, and one with the slicks I put on for commuting. But I don't use spuds on the commuter , but I should get another set really, but that means getting more shoes also as I don't want to end up ferrying them when going hone for the weekend.

And an 83 raleigh burner and a mongoose bmx for the nipper and I did have a flatland bike which I gave to a mates son, as I realised I really am too old for that.

You should really learn English you fukwit.

[Jeebo72]

Have amassed a total of 3 kona hardtails. One is for Mrs ct, the other is a mid range but old kona nunu mtb. Then when I started this contract, I bought another exactly the same of ebay for me lodgings. Have two sets of wheels for the commuting bike, one with knobblies, and one with the slicks I put on for commuting. But I don't use spuds on the commuter , but I should get another set really, but that means getting more shoes also as I don't want to end up ferrying them when going hone for the weekend.

And an 83 raleigh burner and a mongoose bmx for the nipper and I did have a flatland bike which I gave to a mates son, as I realised I really am too old for that.

Kona Kula cira mid 90s was one of my favourite bikes.

Raced a Mongoose Supergoose 3 back in the 80s ... took me to top 5 in the country that did ...