bikes-road.com» under http://bikes-road.com Wed, 08 Sep 2010 10:16:11 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 What’s the best urban commuter & weekend warrior bike that’s tough, light, fast, and under $800? http://bikes-road.com/2010/03/whats-the-best-urban-commuter-weekend-warrior-bike-thats-tough-light-fast-and-under-800 http://bikes-road.com/2010/03/whats-the-best-urban-commuter-weekend-warrior-bike-thats-tough-light-fast-and-under-800#comments Tue, 30 Mar 2010 23:27:36 +0000 roadbiker http://bikes-road.com/2010/03/whats-the-best-urban-commuter-weekend-warrior-bike-thats-tough-light-fast-and-under-800 I'm looking for a good urban commuter bike that's tough, light, fast.

What's the best bang for the buck?

So far I've tried the following:

1.) Trek 7.5 - Nice light fast clean-looking bike. Uncomfortable seat. Very balanced ride.
Trek 7.5 FX

http://www.trekbikes.com/us/en/bikes/2008/bike_path/fx/75fx/

2.) Cannondale Bad Boy - Best looking bike. Kinda slow. Priciest bike of the bunch - out of my budget.

http://www.cannondale.com/bikes/04/ce/model-4MRBB.html

3.) K2 Astral - Very light and fast bike. Not sure how tough it is. The red color sucks.

http://www.k2bikes.com/index.php?brand=K2&series=ROAD&type=FLAT%20BAR%20ROAD&model=ASTRAL%203.0

4.) Specialized Sirrus. - Cool minimal look. Very light. So so ride. Cheapest bike.

http://www.specialized.com/bc/SBCBkModel.jsp?sid=07Sirrus

Between these bikes, I'm leaning towards the Trek 7.5.

Which one of these has the best frame and components?

Are there any other bikes I should try?

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