New bike - need hints and tips for adult please

[OhYouBadBadKitten]

Wasn't sure which bit to put this in.

I'm looking to replace my old heavy undergeared mountain bike for a lightweight hybrid. It will do 75% on-road/25% off-road. Ideally it would have easy ability to attach panniers and mudguards as it will be my every day commute to work bike. I need a pretty upright cycle position. Puncture resistant tyres would be a bonus.

Any thoughts or recommendations please?

Thank you!! champing at the bit to set off, but dh doesnt want to go until 9am.

ta-da!

Massively preferred it to the Treks after taking them out round Kingston (eep). They didnt have any womens ridgebacks but tbh this one felt exactly right.

Aaked them to put a rack and some mud guards on it. We went for lunch while they set it up and we and took it home.

Have been out with dh for 9 mile bike ride. Took me a while to find the right range of gears (cue some rather wobbly moments!) and dh had to move the saddle a bit higher for me but then I could get up hills and do hill starts at traffic lights without any effort at all.

Very happy

congratulations ohyoubadkitten

make sure it is well chained up if you leave it anywhere, I have had recently stolen a front wheel and then the cheeky buggers came back for the whole bike

but hey onwards and upwards, I now have a nearly new mountain bike which gets locked up with 2 D locks and a chain every night, lets see if the buggers can get them off!

yeah dh and I were talking about locks. I've a good chain but think I need to invest in a decent d lock. They are so heavy though!

oh, its lovely. congrats on your new purchase :-)

thank you it is very splendid!

Dh spent ages looking )you know what men are like) and he got a Specialized (sp?) from Evans recentley which he's very happy with.

And padded shorts!

oh excllent!
(I am not doing the padded shorts!)

He kept them quiet...only discovered them when I found them in the washing

lol! so he hasn't tried them on for you to see your reaction?

OOO lovely bike.

I have a men's Marin - it was rescued from a skip (some folk have no idea) and I love it, it's so light and easy to ride. Great gear ratio. The only downside is the seat - it's been welded in and I can't replace it for a womens saddle. [saddle sore]

I have padded shorts and a gel saddle but after 20 miles it gets a bit, well, ouch.

! at someone throwing a marin into a skip!
Tis astonishing at how much easier a decent gear ratio makes things.
perhaps you need padded shorts?