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Hi,
I am new to this forum so apologies in advanced if I miss any etiquette.
I started cycling to work a month ago and have a 9 mile commute to work and then 9 miles back home in the eve. I was doing it on a clapped out old mountain bike which was a huge effort and alas it has fallen to pieces now so I am in the market for a new bike.
I popped into Evans yesterday and they seemed a bit stumped at first given my budget of around £500-£700 and the fact that I was looking for a commuter bike and weighed 135kg.
In the end they advised I go for the Pinnacle cobalt 3 http://www.evanscycles.com/products/pinnacle/cobalt-three-2015-hybrid-bike-ec071290
with up-rated Mavic rims
http://www.evanscycles.com/search?query=ev155864&x=0&y=0
and up-rated discs
Shimano XT M756 Freehub 6 Bolt Disc
http://www.evanscycles.com/products/shimano/xt-m756-freehub-6-bolt-disc-ec016841
Shimano XT M756 Front 6 Bolt Disc Hub
http://www.evanscycles.com/products/shimano/xt-m756-front-6-bolt-disc-hub-ec016840
They were very helpful and took out a lot of time to help, I thought it would be wise to get a second opinion though. What do you guys think of the above?
Thanks in advanced and sorry about the long nature of this first post.