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@GA2G
scopewulf, I'll start by being honest with you.....I'm just a bit unsure of you. There, I've said it. You've only posted a few times,
but the gap between your earlier posts, and your now more recent posts, is 2 years(?!) and one month. Thats unusual.
Also, in your request for help in choosing a bike, you initially choose 3 bikes that are actually very dissimilar to each other,
then you ask for advice. I didn't get that, so I stayed away and let others help instead. Wouldn't it have been more straightforward
to narrow down types of bikes, then choose from those? The only things the bikes had in common really were that they were fgss.
Here were your 3 first choices: (and my classifications for type)
Specialized Globe Roll 2 (modern "lifestyle" cro-mo runabout)
Cannondale Capo (fast, light and strong alu bike)
Fuji Feather (traditionally styled steel bike)
So you had 2 modern bikes, the Capo and the Globe Roll 2, but one is alu and one steel. The Capo will be the faster. Easily, and not
just by its weight, also by its stiffness. But it would have a harsher ride. Then you had the Feather, which belongs in a different
grouping, just based on its styling alone.
These are the close contemporaries within your price range, and also the style and performance, of each:
*Specialized Globe Roll 2 *
Felt Brougham
Genesis Day One
Schwinn Madison 2009
*
Cannondale Capo *
Dolan FXE
Boardman Comp SC
Dolan Pre Cursa (add brakes and freewheel)
Fuji Feather
Creme Vinyl Uno
Specialized Langster Steel
Bianchi Pista via Condotti (more expensive, but not really "better")
As for the other recommendations given, I'd add the (over-priced IMO) On-One Il Pompino to the Surly Steamroller. Both are good
bikes, and offer to take much larger tyres, which are handy in winter. And as allround bikes go, the Genesis Day One Cross is a
good bet too. Cheaper than the On-One, and just as capable.
For wheels, look up Wheelsets List. Maybe we'll see you again in another 2 years, or maybe tomorrow, in another guise. I think
you're less than genuine, but the answer was given because it might be useful to noobs.
hippy, please consider merging this to the main OTP thread.