The Fairfax SC2 is named after a town in Marin County in sunny California. Fairfax is the only town in the USA with a Green Party majority – sort of like an American version of Brighton without the pebbly beach.
Considering that leftfield background, it’s surprising that this is very much your traditional hybrid, cycling’s oft-disparaged jack-of-all-trades. It’s been the dominant genre of bike in Britain for the last few decades, the no-nonsense Ford Fiesta of the cycling world, so it must have something going for it. And it does. Quite a lot…
Simplistic setup
Depending on where you live you might be tempted to splash out a little more on the Fairfax SC3, with its triple chainset and hydraulic disc brakes, but the simplicity of the SC2’s setup is pleasing.
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Gear changes are very simple from the grip-shift setup
It’s been quite a long time since V-brakes were seen as the best stoppers you could buy. They’re all right – after all, they were the off-road standard for a few years – but they don’t compare with the single-finger stopping of today’s hydraulic disc brakes. However, the large brake pads meant secure stopping even in wet conditions, even if didn’t have perfect modulation.
Smooth hub gearing
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