2014 Raleigh Eva 2.0 On Sale - Womens Cross Country MTB

2014 Raleigh Eva 2.0 ON SALE

$399
$299.99
Sizes: 13" 15" 17" and 19"









Raleigh's Eva 2.0 is all about real fun and genuine value. The steel frame is strong and rides smooth, while the rigid steel fork is quick and efficient, helping you arrive at your destination on time. A Shimano 21-speed drivetrain, Shimano Revo shifters and reliable linear-pull brakes make this bike easy to handle whether you're cruising down the road or cruising up a trail.

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Bicycle World RGV is offering 12-month financing
thru December 24th.

6 month financing is available all year long.

2013 Specialized Crosstrail Review by Times Writer

Roy Wallack writes about bicycles for the LA Times.  He also is the do-author of "Bike for Life:  How to Ride to 100," Roy  checked out four fitness bikes in a recent column for the Los Angeles Times.  He gave this overview of the fitness bike category:

If you're ready to ride a bike for fitness but not ready to hunch over like a Tour de France racer or tackle death-defying single-track trails in the mountains, a single-speed, bulbous-tire beach cruiser won't do. You need a "fitness bike," what the industry now calls the broad category that combines the large, fast-rolling 700-C wheels of road bikes, a tough multi-tread tire and the straight handlebars of a mountain bike. Formerly known as hybrids, these lightweight aluminum-frame bikes have become more refined, stylish and specialized; all work for commuting while sporting varying capabilities for pavement and mild dirt paths.

Roy' review of the 2013 Specialized CrossTrail Fitness Bike was almost all thumbs up:

Specialized CrossTrail: A versatile pavement and dirt-path bike with Shimano Altus 24-speed trigger-shifter gearing, light-duty suspension fork with 60 millimeters (2¼ inches) of travel, tough multi-belt 38-millimeter-wide tires and anti-numbness platform handlebar grips. 

Likes: Rugged, fast and comfortable. Perfect if you ride on the street and well-graded dirt paths. Although not designed for it, the CrossTrail even got me through some rocky single-track trails due to its shock and bulletproof knobby tires. Higher-end models add disc brakes, a lock-out on the fork, internally run cables and better components. 

Dislikes: Since the fork tempts you to do challenging trails that you probably shouldn't do, I would have preferred a higher, mountain-bike-style bottom bracket (pedal axel) for rock clearance and a wider frame spacing to accommodate wider tires.
Price: $580 ($630 with disc brakes).