Aria 2, Sublime 2 or CRX

Lana31 said:

Hi there everyone, I am new to road cycling and am looking at buying a bike. I want a bike that I can go riding with the kids and also something suitable to do some longer distances on. By longer distances I mean about 40 kms. I am looking at doing one leg of the round Lake Taupo bike race this year. I am 5 foot 8 and about 62 kgs on a good day🙂 I want a flat bar bike and like the look of the Aria 2, Sublime 2 or a CRX. I haven't ridden any of them yet, but just wondering if one is better than the other. Any help appreciated.

Hi, nice to see someone from NZ! I am in a similar position,just getting back to cycling and looking for a road bike, currently ride a Specialized Sirrus and thinking of a Dolce or an Amira. Are you able to test ride the bikes you like before buying?

beande said:

Hi, nice to see someone from NZ! I am in a similar position,just getting back to cycling and looking for a road bike, currently ride a Specialized Sirrus and thinking of a Dolce or an Amira. Are you able to test ride the bikes you like before buying?

Hi there. I ended up buying a 2nd hand Sublime 2. I didn't end up test riding any, because I saw the Sublime 2 on Trademe going for a good price. I rung my local avanti shop and they advised the Sub bikes had better components than the Aria 2. Really happy with my new bike. Granted I don't know any better, but to me the Sublime goes like a dream.🙂

Thats great - enjoy 😄