SharpStone30888

Hey guys,

I just found out that my LBS does not stock the specialized sirrus sport bike.

I was wondering what bikes are similar to the specialized sirrus sport and also the Trek 7.3?

The LBS said these brands: Giant, Scott and GT.

Don't just stick to those brands. mention others if you want.

Thanks,
Chris

mds0725

I'm not sure how you want to define "similar." For example, I test-rode both the Specialized Sirrus (base model) and the Trek 7.3 about a year ago, and while they both had similar components and were in basically the same "class" of bicycle (performance hybrid), they had different geometry and my body was positioned a little differently on one than it was on the other. Are you looking for similar components/class or similar geometry?

SharpStone30888

Looking mainly at the geometry of the sirrus as it is more road orientated than the FX (which is more mountain orientated).

Sirrus geometry...

Chris

SharpStone30888

I checked out some giant bicycles. I like the look of DEF3 and CRX3. How is the geometry on these bikes?

DEF3 is described sport/entry level road, whereas CRX3 is described flat bar road performance, what do you guys make of this?

The DEF3 has drops whereas the CRX3 has flat handlebars, I haven't used drops before so I couldn't make a decision on whether I would choose drops, I would need to test ride... To early though my B'day isn't till August...

Chris

mds0725

So what did you end up buying?