endlessmike
Dirt Disciple
I'm hoping someone could shed some light on this for me, (apologies if its been covered before)
I'm looking at getting a modern bike through the cycle to work scheme. I've settled on a genesis, now I need to decide on a model: equilibrium or volant.
They're both attractive bikes, but which would be lighter? Reynolds 520 (Equilibrium) frame or 6069 ALX-9 Alloy (Volant) frame? I know with older frames, reynolds tends to be the way to go, but i know practically nothing about new bikes.
Now the cycle to work scheme allows a maximum of £1000 spend on a bike. I could get the Volant at £999.99, with full shimano tiagra groupset. Or the Equilibrium at £899.99 with a mix of shimano tiagra and sora.
So which is better value in your opinion? or should I be looking at a completely different bike all together? Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Apologies if this is a daft question.
Thanks!
I'm looking at getting a modern bike through the cycle to work scheme. I've settled on a genesis, now I need to decide on a model: equilibrium or volant.
They're both attractive bikes, but which would be lighter? Reynolds 520 (Equilibrium) frame or 6069 ALX-9 Alloy (Volant) frame? I know with older frames, reynolds tends to be the way to go, but i know practically nothing about new bikes.
Now the cycle to work scheme allows a maximum of £1000 spend on a bike. I could get the Volant at £999.99, with full shimano tiagra groupset. Or the Equilibrium at £899.99 with a mix of shimano tiagra and sora.
So which is better value in your opinion? or should I be looking at a completely different bike all together? Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Apologies if this is a daft question.
Thanks!