Looking at getting my first road bike
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I love my trek 1000. I'm 5'8" and my bike is a 56cm and it fits we great. I've been riding it over a year now with no problems at all. It's not to harsh for long rides and it's pretty low maintenance. Oh did I mention you can get them for under a grand too. Good luck getting started.
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Just ride a lot and try to cover your ears when people encourage you to spend more on gear.
S2020 is kidding about nice bikes, hopefully, although there are plenty of $10k+ bikes to be found in the hills and on Canada Rd. $1k will get you a decent bike if you want to go to the next level. Once you get past $1k for the whole bike there is very, very little point to spending more unless you are doing a LOT of riding or far more likely have a need to keep up the $$ race with your ride group. No matter what do not buy into the idiocy of aero wheels, unless you are riding time trials or triathlons, etc. I know, because I ride time trials and triathlons and have spent stupidly large amounts of money on bikes.
On second thought, ignore all these responses and start reading this blog:
http://bikesnobnyc.blogspot.com/
S2020 is kidding about nice bikes, hopefully, although there are plenty of $10k+ bikes to be found in the hills and on Canada Rd. $1k will get you a decent bike if you want to go to the next level. Once you get past $1k for the whole bike there is very, very little point to spending more unless you are doing a LOT of riding or far more likely have a need to keep up the $$ race with your ride group. No matter what do not buy into the idiocy of aero wheels, unless you are riding time trials or triathlons, etc. I know, because I ride time trials and triathlons and have spent stupidly large amounts of money on bikes.
On second thought, ignore all these responses and start reading this blog:
http://bikesnobnyc.blogspot.com/
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S2020:
You probably don't even know what a lactate threshold point is and you would not even make the difference between a CF bike and a steel one.
Why stiffness (you are no Mario Cippolini...happy?), most people here are not even capable of producing 300W...
You probably don't even know what a lactate threshold point is and you would not even make the difference between a CF bike and a steel one.
Why stiffness (you are no Mario Cippolini...happy?), most people here are not even capable of producing 300W...
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Originally Posted by S2K-MONTREAL,Aug 22 2009, 08:27 PM
S2020:
You probably don't even know what a lactate threshold point is and you would not even make the difference between a CF bike and a steel one.
Why stiffness (you are no Mike Cavendish), most people here are not even capable of producing 300W...
You probably don't even know what a lactate threshold point is and you would not even make the difference between a CF bike and a steel one.
Why stiffness (you are no Mike Cavendish), most people here are not even capable of producing 300W...
2. that's MARK Cavendish aka Manx Missile. You want to talk bike racing and training? I can go all day.
3. read, comprehend, post. where did I say a beginner requires a stiff bike?
4. what is "make the difference between a CF bike and a steel one".? what does this mean? if you mean "tell the difference"? I have been riding for 20 years. I started out riding steel bikes, moved up to Alum (Klein, Cannondale), then to Ti (multiple Litespeeds, Merlins, and Seven Cycles), and CF (Colnago, Kestrel (one of the original CF manufacturer)). Heck yeah I can tell the difference b/t the various materials.
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[QUOTE=S2020,Aug 22 2009, 11:35 PM] " I started out riding steel bikes, moved up to Alum (Klein, Cannondale), then to Ti (multiple Litespeeds, Merlins, and Seven Cycles), and CF (Colnago, Kestrel (one of the original CF manufacturer)).
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Raced in College.
still ride 4000-5000miles/year.
last year I did the Climb to Kaiser (150miles 14000ft)
my bikes currently include
Litespeed Ghisallo DA
Litespeed Tachyon Ult
Seven Aerios (12.5lbs with the Reynolds KOM tubies) DA
Seven Aerios Record (that's right I have 2 Aerios)
Merlin Lunaris DA
Kestrel Evoke Ult
Cannondale R800 Ult
Specialized S-works MTB XTR
Klein Attitude XTR
my Reynolds KOM and Bontrager Aeolus wheels have uniD CF. Don't care for C50 as I have the President. Don't care too much for CF so i don't go for Cervelo or Giant.
well? Is it mark or Mike Cavendish?
and I thought Canadians are friendly. what's up with the sudden attack?
still ride 4000-5000miles/year.
last year I did the Climb to Kaiser (150miles 14000ft)
my bikes currently include
Litespeed Ghisallo DA
Litespeed Tachyon Ult
Seven Aerios (12.5lbs with the Reynolds KOM tubies) DA
Seven Aerios Record (that's right I have 2 Aerios)
Merlin Lunaris DA
Kestrel Evoke Ult
Cannondale R800 Ult
Specialized S-works MTB XTR
Klein Attitude XTR
my Reynolds KOM and Bontrager Aeolus wheels have uniD CF. Don't care for C50 as I have the President. Don't care too much for CF so i don't go for Cervelo or Giant.
well? Is it mark or Mike Cavendish?
and I thought Canadians are friendly. what's up with the sudden attack?