I hope this hasn't been covered here yet (yeah right).
Cyclecross or Hybrid/multiuse?
Planning to ride mostly on bike paths (fish creek) with occasional longer trip.
Things I am having a hard time deciding on:
flat bar vs drop bar
front suspension or not
tiagra, 105 or mountain bike set
I own an old mountain bike so I can use that for some off roading I do with the kids.
Some considerations:
http://www.bowcycle.com/bicycle/diverge-elite-a1/
http://www.bowcycle.com/bicycle/caadx-105-disc/
http://www.bowcycle.com/bicycle/crosstrail-comp-disc/
http://www.bowcycle.com/bicycle/sirrus-comp-disc/
Pros - cons? I am not really familiar with these new and fancy bikes with gears and brakes.I grew up knowing two types of bikes, ones that worked and ones that were broken or had a flat