Right - looks like my son may snitch the new Trek Pilot 1.2 - it fits him better than anything else we have tried thus far. Bugger.
Sooooooo,
If I was gunna spend, say, up to $2700 on a new road bike for ME (just the bike - no accessories), what would you recommend??
New Bike - recommendations welcome
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Postby Bnej » Fri Aug 10, 2007 10:08 pm
How do you want to ride it? $2700 gives you a LOT of choices.
I think the Trek 5000 is an awesome looking road bike, I ride with a couple of people who have them. OCR composite series are pretty nice and a bit more relaxed.
Or you could get a steel frame, or a really swish aluminium/carbon racer.
I think the Trek 5000 is an awesome looking road bike, I ride with a couple of people who have them. OCR composite series are pretty nice and a bit more relaxed.
Or you could get a steel frame, or a really swish aluminium/carbon racer.
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Postby Wanta-bike » Fri Aug 10, 2007 11:57 pm
depends on what u want, alum frame w/carbon fork and rear seat stay w/a fairly high end groupset; or do u go the full carbon option?
i was in ur situation a while back: ended up spendin about as much as u, on an Azzurri Forza full carbon frame w/ultegra groupset
melb bicycle centre has a pretty schmick shogun team issue roadie w/ultegra - carbon for and seat stay for about $1800 which i contemplated for a while.
as Bnej said, the giant OCR series has a bit to offer as well. tho i couldn't pick the difference in geometry in their "relaxed" frames (tho coming from mtb'ing, pretty much every road bike feels the same....)
if u can do an "extended" test ride(ie: not just around the car park, at least anhour or so) do it, as u'll get a more of a feel of the bike and what feels good for u. anywho, good luck with it all
i was in ur situation a while back: ended up spendin about as much as u, on an Azzurri Forza full carbon frame w/ultegra groupset
melb bicycle centre has a pretty schmick shogun team issue roadie w/ultegra - carbon for and seat stay for about $1800 which i contemplated for a while.
as Bnej said, the giant OCR series has a bit to offer as well. tho i couldn't pick the difference in geometry in their "relaxed" frames (tho coming from mtb'ing, pretty much every road bike feels the same....)
if u can do an "extended" test ride(ie: not just around the car park, at least anhour or so) do it, as u'll get a more of a feel of the bike and what feels good for u. anywho, good luck with it all
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Postby Kalgrm » Sat Aug 11, 2007 12:25 pm
What would I recommend? Well, $2700 buys you a Bacchetta Giro 26. It's the bike I bought for me. (Recumbent tourer/commuter/all-round-cool bike)
However, I know nothing about how you plan to ride so you may as well ignore me.
Cheers,
Graeme
However, I know nothing about how you plan to ride so you may as well ignore me.
Cheers,
Graeme
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