Road Cycling - Looking for first road bike.

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ntwiz2
07-13-03, 02:23 AM
Anyone have any suggestions for "good" quality road bike in the 1K-1,200K range?

DnvrFox
07-13-03, 06:04 AM
Hi.

You might do a search in the forum. There have been at least 10 recent threads on appropriate new road bikes. Should be some valuable info there.

Try

new AND road AND bike

or

first AND road AND bike

or similar.

Use the "adv search" function.

Also, consider the Lemond Tourmalet as one possibility.
shokhead
07-13-03, 06:36 AM
10 bikes in that range and all different.Research,read,ask ?'s and then go test ride.This weekend i test road a fuji,then went to a different shop and test road a lemond and then went back and test road the fuji again.

RonH
07-13-03, 08:00 AM
What brands and models have you seen or ridden at your LBS?
What bikes do your friends ride?
How much riding will you be doing?
shokhead
07-13-03, 10:34 AM
Right know i have a felt SR71,road bike with straight bars and i bought the fuji marsellie and i test road the zurich and the prodigy.I wanted steel for longer rides.Right know i ride tue.,wed. andfri,15-16 miles each day and 20 miles on sat and sun.With the fuji i will start doing longer rides on the weekends.
ntwiz2
07-13-03, 10:36 AM
I've tried Trek 2300 at LBS. The ride was okay but I guess I'm leaning to an 853 frame. I see many different vendors sporting the 853, but is the quality the same across the board.
shokhead
07-13-03, 11:28 AM
Some are the whole bike is 853 and some is just the main frame. Check out www.reynolds-cycle.com
sebring
07-13-03, 02:49 PM
All the bikes in that price range are going to be about the same. First thing and most important is to find a properly sized bike, then pick which one looks the best.
enac
07-13-03, 06:18 PM
Spend some more dough and get a FONDRIEST!!!!!!!It will be worth it. You will not be disappointed.
late
07-13-03, 06:37 PM
looks like a Cane mutiny to me......Enac