stapfam

Have to agree with TSL- That first bike will not be your last. I rode MTB's for 16 years but 4 years ago went road. I knew nothing about Road bikes so I had two choices- Buy respectable or Buy cheap. I did not even know if I was going to stay on road bikes so I used my loaf and followed the rule that this bike was not going to be right for me as a first time bike and bought Cheap. A year later I had decided to stay in road riding and there was nothing wrong with my Giant OCR3- except it was the wrong size- too heavy- had crap wheels and I could do better.

So along came the Better bike- A lot better. I had decided to keep the OCR as a wet/ foul weather bike but one bad ride in a storm with 30 mph winds and the OCR had to go. So along came good bike no 2. Then a year or so later I wanted a respectable bike for commuting and the two good bikes were too good for everyday use. So road bike No.4 added to the stable- along with the Offroad tandem- The Two hardtail MTB's that I still used and the Ful suspension that I never use and the------

You might think Bikes are expensive- but so are 16' X 10' sheds to house them all in.