Road Cycling - Is there a reason to get a road bike if you already have a Touring bike?

I just had a chance to get a brand new Bianchi Road bike; a Vigorelli I belive it was for a very good price. I'am thinking about it but my wife seems to think there is no reason to get the road bike when I have a nice Touring bike. I kind of agree but the Bianchi is beautiful! What can I do with the road bike that I can't with my Touring bike? The Bianchi has a full Ultegra gruppo and is yellow! My Cannondale has Tiagra shifters and a Shimano XT derailleur. Is there a big difference there in quality or performance? The Bianchi also has very thin kevlar tires on it. Vittorioa tires. I've never had a road bike but this one is nice!

speed speed and more speed.

No there isn't anything you can't do on the touring bike that you
can on the vigorelli unless you plan on racing, but the road bike
is so much more fun for those weekend and club rides. I have
a bianchi volpe for light touring and commuting but I have a
Trek 2300 for fun.

I looked at the vigorelli when I was buying the 2300. It is a very
nice bike and I would go for it if it fits and you are getting a good
price.

Steve

Nothing wrong with more than 1 bike! Never, Ever anything wrong with that!

L8R

I bought my Fuji after already owning a steel touring bike and a ti light touring bike.

I bought it only to ride on nice days, on challenging routes. It has no racks, no lights, no fenders. Its primary talent is that it lets me climb hills faster, in higher gears, than I can on my other bikes.

I didn't need this bike. My other two bikes do all the jobs I need done, and serve as each other's backups quite well.

The first thing I did when I got it was to disassemble it and rebuild it, to tension and true and stress-relieve the wheels, to make sure every part was properly lubed, to dial in the drivetrain. Then I rode it for the first time, although we already felt like old friends.

This is still my lowest-mileage bike. But every ride is special, because it's reserved for those times when the ride is only about the ride. Not about getting somewhere. Not about completing some goal.

RichC

Is there a reason to own a Ferrari when you already own an RV?

Yes. Fun, zippy handling, great brakes, speed and acceleration.

Trade-off may be stiffer ride.

Originally posted by a2psyklnut
Nothing wrong with more than 1 bike! Never, Ever anything wrong with that!

I wholeheartedly agree with a2psyklnut here. So based on that and the saying, "never justify anything... if it needs justification, it's already wrong," I would say that if the bank account can take the hit, there's no need to justify having another bike.

I have
a bianchi volpe for light touring and commuting but I have a
Trek 2300 for fun.
I agree 100% with this statement. I ride an Cannondale MTB for commuting and keep my Giant TCR1 Composite for racing and weekend rides. It's like having a sports car over a normal weekly vehicle. Every ride is simply euphoric!

Get a road bike NOW.

CHEERS.

Mark