Road Bike for a Clydesdale
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Road Bike for a Clydesdale
Postby Scott_C » Thu Mar 13, 2014 1:31 am
Firstly, my stats: 32yo, 192cm (6' 4"), 108kg hoping to drop the weight to double digits but will definitely be staying 90kg+ for the foreseeable future.
Have been riding a flatbar commuter for 18 months after a decade long absence from cycling. Started participating in Saturday group rides with a local cycling club ~6 months ago and keep up with the 'slow' group (~32kph over 50km) out of a selection of v.fast, fast, medium, slow, development & novice despite the inherent disadvantages of the flatbar, platform pedals and a commuting rack on the back.
Budget: up to $6k including accessories but do not see the need to spend the full budget if I can get what I need for less.
Issues: When I bought the commuter I had problems with stores not having frames in my size in stock so I want to try and narrow down my choices as I may need stores to get a bike in for me to test ride.
Assets: 5 cycling stores in walking distance covering: Giant, Specialized, Trek and an Avantiplus and Bikeforce.
I will be keeping the commuter for my trips to/from work so the road bike will purely be for group rides and maybe criteriums in the future so I would like to aim towards the performance side of the performance/comfort balance but recognise that my weight may be a limiting factor here.
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Re: Road Bike for a Clydesdale
Postby RhapsodyX » Thu Mar 13, 2014 8:46 am
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Re: Road Bike for a Clydesdale
Postby alexander » Thu Mar 13, 2014 9:23 am
EDIT: forgot to add, I'm 6'4 and 90kgs, and I ride a lynskey cooper cx as my daily commuter ride, an amazing bike, and if I was to sell my BMC SLR01 2011 roady (which is probably going to happen), I'd get a R230 as my roady, such nice bikes, such comfort and compliance, so tough and such a good long term investment. I thought carbon was good till I tried Ti.
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Re: Road Bike for a Clydesdale
Postby rangersac » Thu Mar 13, 2014 9:49 am
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Re: Road Bike for a Clydesdale
Postby clackers » Thu Mar 13, 2014 9:59 am
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Re: Road Bike for a Clydesdale
Postby briztoon » Thu Mar 13, 2014 11:52 am
Othewise a quick look on Bike Exchange offers up the following.
http://www.bikeexchange.com.au/s/road-b ... -expensive" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Frames only.
http://www.bikeexchange.com.au/a/road-f ... /102424035" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://www.bikeexchange.com.au/a/road-f ... /102424034" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Re: Road Bike for a Clydesdale
Postby macca33 » Thu Mar 13, 2014 12:37 pm
Any decent road bike will do the job easily enough; it wil come down to what you like the look of and what you wish to spend in the end.
cheers
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Re: Road Bike for a Clydesdale
Postby mick243 » Thu Mar 13, 2014 12:39 pm
This. + lots....clackers wrote:In your budget, allow for some 32 spoke wheels and a bike fit.
Bike fit for long, comfortable, fun rides, and racing if you go that way, is critical.
I'd say spend maybe up to $2k on the rest of the bike, and get a proper wheel builder to make you a set of fit to purpose wheels. If you buy an off the shelf $6k bike, it will likeley have ultra light super dooper racing spec wheels that would be fantastic for a guy half your weight..... As a Clyde myself 120kegs) I never go less than 32 spokes in a wheel, saving a few grams off me is a lot cheaper than saving a few grams off a wheel set with potential medical fees after a wheel failure....
What you want is a nice bike, with bulletproof wheels and good tyres, that fits you properly. In this day and age, 2 grand gets you a quite nice bike. Spending more on a bike won't make you a better faster rider. (Of course if you're competing at national or better, disregard and get the bestest you can, because 1000ths of a second count... )
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Re: Road Bike for a Clydesdale
Postby rjk » Thu Mar 13, 2014 1:12 pm
18 front 20 rear, dont believe the hockum about 32 spoke wheels for a clydesdale. look at the features of each wheelset you like
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Re: Road Bike for a Clydesdale
Postby CXCommuter » Thu Mar 13, 2014 1:29 pm
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Re: Road Bike for a Clydesdale
Postby rodneycc » Thu Mar 13, 2014 1:38 pm
2013 Lynskey Helix;2013 XACD Ti Di2
2013 Giant TCR Adv SL1;2014 Giant Defy Adv SL
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Re: Road Bike for a Clydesdale
Postby jd73 » Thu Mar 13, 2014 4:22 pm
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Re: Road Bike for a Clydesdale
Postby baabaa » Thu Mar 13, 2014 6:21 pm
http://www.kumocycles.com/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
He is a tall bloke as well so could give you some good options. ( me, being about the same height as you but less than 80kg he will be first on my list for building my next bike)
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Re: Road Bike for a Clydesdale
Postby kunama » Fri Mar 14, 2014 8:10 am
So unless you're after a 'boutique' brand you really only need to spend about $3K to get a decent ride.
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Re: Road Bike for a Clydesdale
Postby brawlo » Fri Mar 14, 2014 2:01 pm
Start chatting to the various LBSs and see who can accomodate you with a larger bike to try out. If there's not much love for you there, I'm not sure what your options are over in WA, but over the other side of the country there are builders and bike fitters who will offer the service of their adjustable bikes to check how you will fit on certain frames for a small fee.
From there, play with the bits on the bike you get and change what you want/need to. Things like handlebars/saddles/wheels are easily transferred to a new bike. Once you're a more dedicated road rider, then you can make the choice if your bike is enough for you, or if you want to lean towards more of a race machine.
On the topic of wheels, you're on the upper limit of what most factory wheels are rated for. Just ride what comes with the bike you end up getting, but perhaps get a LBS or good wheelbuilder to up the spoke tension a little. If you do end up losing weight, you should be fine, or spend the time saving for something that is more suitable for your wants/needs. My F4 came with Shinamo RS20s, but I swapped them out for a set of 32h Velocity A23 rimmed to Ultegra hub wheels I had recently purchased for my old bike. They were lighter than the low spoke count Shimanos!
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Re: Road Bike for a Clydesdale
Postby Scott_C » Sat Mar 15, 2014 12:27 am
Regarding the budget, I did 80 hours of nightshift overtime last fortnight, mostly on a weekend and public holiday (=doubletime pay) and I conned the Minister for Finance into agreeing to let me spend all my overtime pay on a new bike before she realised how much it would be.
Based on the replies here I will look at a few mid range bikes and talk to the shop about swapping the wheels out for some RS81's or similar and if they give me any issues I'll look at having a wheelbuilder make me up a custom set.
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