So for those of you fortunate enough not to be in the northeast this winter, we're having ourselves a little heatwave after the monstrous snow. Up to 45° today, slightly up from the -20° of last week. So, I made it out riding. Even though it was on Dad's heavy Sirrus with a triple and Deore on it (as a commuting bike), and even though I was soaked in mud by the end of it, it was great. Much nicer than the stationary.
So anyways I'm hunting for a new bike, and a road bike has been decided on. I've contemplated cyclocross and tri-specific bikes, but I think at this point I just need to grab myself a nice roadbike. So I've been checking out the shops, see what they've that fits, around the $1400 price range, and I've come up with the following:
Cannondale R800
Giant TCR 2
Bianchi Giro
Bianchi Veloce
Felt F50
All are about the same price, but I have yet to sit on any of them, for the whole thing about the shops not regularly stocking 63cm bikes. I did sit on a Bianchi 63cm, diff model, and it seemed to fit right pretty well, and the shop agreed. So, what's the popular opinion on which one, or others? I want to use the bike for road racing, as well as triathlons. I don't really want to try to get all the shops to special order all of them to test ride.
Thanks,
Darrell
So anyways I'm hunting for a new bike, and a road bike has been decided on. I've contemplated cyclocross and tri-specific bikes, but I think at this point I just need to grab myself a nice roadbike. So I've been checking out the shops, see what they've that fits, around the $1400 price range, and I've come up with the following:
Cannondale R800
Giant TCR 2
Bianchi Giro
Bianchi Veloce
Felt F50
All are about the same price, but I have yet to sit on any of them, for the whole thing about the shops not regularly stocking 63cm bikes. I did sit on a Bianchi 63cm, diff model, and it seemed to fit right pretty well, and the shop agreed. So, what's the popular opinion on which one, or others? I want to use the bike for road racing, as well as triathlons. I don't really want to try to get all the shops to special order all of them to test ride.
Thanks,
Darrell