Need advice on Bicycles

kenchan

nice~

Meulen

thanks! I actually pack up a bike and jump on a plane to Cali once during the winter too. Not only is it cold here, but there are no mountains either! It's nice to get a taste of things I can't train for here in my state!

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My Fuji was just a bit over that price range, carbon forks. Not sure the total weight on it but it's been a great bike.

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mishuko

I have a fuji tri-bike and a cannondale caad9 with sram (upgraded the derailleurs to force rest is rival)

As other's have mentioned it's all about fitment. Here's an analogy used here a lot, do driver mods. Likewise with bikes, it really won't matter which bike you get to start (aslong as it fits and is designed for you use eg trail, road, etc) as long as you ride it and build up your skills.

I would avoid anything carbon if possible to start. Get a nice alluminum frame... they can take more abuse and are still fairly light.

Cannondale (made in USA) is my biased pick. I probably wouldn't advise their CAAD frames though. They are designed for speed and not so much ergonomics comparatively. Then again coming from a tri-bike, the CAAD felt great.

Let us know which bike you end up getting!

lesper4

Well with all that the only thing I can suggest is a road bike can fit in the back of the Z with only the rear tire off. A mountain bike needs a rack and there are only three options for that (Seasucker, Boofsquire-out of business, hitch-haven't seen one yet).

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mishuko

those look like maverick rims? have you ever done those virtual races where they hook up your bike and you do a stage and they time you with the resistance on the roller changing?

lol i dunno haven't been on the bike scene much anymore... my favourite bike for along time was the pinerello prince... until i saw a casual rider in the club ride one in the lasseir faire group... i cried...

Meulen

yep, I've done them. Those are cheap Mavic's on my wifes Kuota and the Cervelo I have on the trainer next to her bike. The Cervelo in the background has HED Jet9/6 with a powertap. I have a road bike and a couple MTB's also, but they are in the garage. I have a Fuji aluminum frame with carbon fork and seat stays and Campy components for a road bike. I think I'm going to upgrade that to a Specialized Venge LR in the spring. I liked the Prince's but they are kind of behind the times now with their carbon technology. There's much better things on the market now IMO, especially for that price tag!!

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mishuko

yea it was beteween an expensive carbon bike or a car for me at this point... my caad9 still runs great and i'm prone to fall off my bike so yea... Z it was =P

nice to see your wife into the cycling too.. lol i need to look for a cheap-ish road bike for my gf so we can ride.