Giant Anyroad!
04-14-15, 04:52 PM
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Giant Anyroad!
I wasn't too sure where to post my new bike. It's part road, hybrid and gravel bike. Loving my new Anyroad. Much more relaxed compared to my TCR. I hope to add full fenders and have this one do double duty as a rain bike.
04-14-15, 04:58 PM
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Giant calls it a "fitness" bike which basically means it's a hybrid, though it's definitely closer to a road bike with the drop bars.
Either way it's very nice.
Either way it's very nice.
04-14-15, 05:02 PM
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Nice bike and Congratulations!!!
Now get it dirty. Ya know, all road...
Now get it dirty. Ya know, all road...
04-14-15, 06:13 PM
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Wow, a factory Hybrid, with drop bars........ the roadies will be beside themselves with envy! LOL
p.s. Nice Bike!
p.s. Nice Bike!
04-14-15, 06:58 PM
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Yeah, I am sure the "pure bread roadies" will turn up their noses. I ride for myself, not the cult of Assos or Rapha. 
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I like it. FWIW, I think more people should consider this type of bike rather than those ubiquitous flat bar road hybrids. This type of bike is more versatile and gives the novice cyclist more room to grow before upgrading.
04-14-15, 07:46 PM
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I agree all around. It is nice to see that the OP didn't make the horrendous "newbie" error of purchasing a bicycle with flat-bars (for example, one of those "ubiquitous flat bar road hybrids"). As we all know, such bicycles are for "newbies", children, and others who simply don't (through no fault of their own) know any better.
04-14-15, 07:54 PM
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My coworker who recently got me into cycling tried to convince me of that same thing... until I pointed out that they cost about twice as much as flat bar road bikes. It would've been several years (at least) before I could justify spending $800 or $1000 on a bike, compared to the $430 I spent. For those who can afford it, you may very well be correct. But for me, I figured it was better to go ahead and start cycling now rather than wait a few years in order to start with a better bike.
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04-14-15, 08:55 PM
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I must be an idiot. My newest bike is this.
FastRoad CoMax 1 (2015) | Giant Bicycles | United States
FastRoad CoMax 1 (2015) | Giant Bicycles | United States
04-15-15, 05:40 AM
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The fastroad looks absolutely fantastic. Too bad it is so hard to get!
04-15-15, 05:48 AM
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I must be an idiot. My newest bike is this.
FastRoad CoMax 1 (2015) | Giant Bicycles | United States
FastRoad CoMax 1 (2015) | Giant Bicycles | United States
I, for example, have been riding flat-bar bicycles since 2002. As a result, my arms have morphologically adapted themselves so as to make it impossible for me now to switch to the far, far superior drop-bar type of bicycle. Sad, I know, but there it is ... I've no one to blame but myself.
04-15-15, 06:13 AM
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Well there ... you see? Had you heeded the warnings that abound on this board you might have been saved from yourself and not made such an expensive mistake.
I, for example, have been riding flat-bar bicycles since 2002. As a result, my arms have morphologically adapted themselves so as to make it impossible for me now to switch to the far, far superior drop-bar type of bicycle. Sad, I know, but there it is ... I've no one to blame but myself.
I, for example, have been riding flat-bar bicycles since 2002. As a result, my arms have morphologically adapted themselves so as to make it impossible for me now to switch to the far, far superior drop-bar type of bicycle. Sad, I know, but there it is ... I've no one to blame but myself.
04-15-15, 07:00 AM
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I must be an idiot. My newest bike is this.
FastRoad CoMax 1 (2015) | Giant Bicycles | United States
FastRoad CoMax 1 (2015) | Giant Bicycles | United States
04-15-15, 08:36 AM
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Well there ... you see? Had you heeded the warnings that abound on this board you might have been saved from yourself and not made such an expensive mistake.
I, for example, have been riding flat-bar bicycles since 2002. As a result, my arms have morphologically adapted themselves so as to make it impossible for me now to switch to the far, far superior drop-bar type of bicycle. Sad, I know, but there it is ... I've no one to blame but myself.
I, for example, have been riding flat-bar bicycles since 2002. As a result, my arms have morphologically adapted themselves so as to make it impossible for me now to switch to the far, far superior drop-bar type of bicycle. Sad, I know, but there it is ... I've no one to blame but myself.
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Well there ... you see? Had you heeded the warnings that abound on this board you might have been saved from yourself and not made such an expensive mistake.
I, for example, have been riding flat-bar bicycles since 2002. As a result, my arms have morphologically adapted themselves so as to make it impossible for me now to switch to the far, far superior drop-bar type of bicycle. Sad, I know, but there it is ... I've no one to blame but myself.
I, for example, have been riding flat-bar bicycles since 2002. As a result, my arms have morphologically adapted themselves so as to make it impossible for me now to switch to the far, far superior drop-bar type of bicycle. Sad, I know, but there it is ... I've no one to blame but myself.
04-19-15, 08:39 PM
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I am really interested in hearing how people who get this bike like it. I'm very interested in the CoMax version of this myself, but I haven't seen any of the range in local shops...
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I agree all around. It is nice to see that the OP didn't make the horrendous "newbie" error of purchasing a bicycle with flat-bars (for example, one of those "ubiquitous flat bar road hybrids"). As we all know, such bicycles are for "newbies", children, and others who simply don't (through no fault of their own) know any better.
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Errm, read my second post in here -- #11 , I think it is -- you'll probably get the idea
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Yes, I see ... this board automatically creates a stupid 'link' thingy.
Look, just scroll up this thread to post number eleven in it ... that's my post, I think, and it should explain the context for the comments of mine you responded to, which are ... comedic in intention. I am using irony as a comedic device, attempting to make a point by saying something other than what the literal meaning of my words suggests.
04-20-15, 09:01 PM
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Add me to the "idiot" list. I recently purchased a 2015 Giant Roam XR1.
Roam XR (2015) | Giant Bicycles | Canada
I really enjoy it!
p.s. Your "Anyroad" looks really nice.
Cheers!
Jeff
Roam XR (2015) | Giant Bicycles | Canada
I really enjoy it!
p.s. Your "Anyroad" looks really nice.
Cheers!
Jeff
04-21-15, 08:01 AM
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I kinda enjoyed the badgering, Badger!
And, I am with you on that one -- drop bars just aren't comfortable for me any longer, maybe because I'm old, maybe because I'm more upright!
And, I am with you on that one -- drop bars just aren't comfortable for me any longer, maybe because I'm old, maybe because I'm more upright!
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Wow! I make a passing comment about the Giant Anyroad with drop bars being, perhaps, a choice more new cyclists should consider and flat bar owners get all upset. I don't know what it is about the hybrid forum, but clearly I touched a nerve.
Just calm down, folks. I own lots of different bikes, including two flat bar bikes. If that works for you, fine. And I know the big three make true road bikes with flat bars. And the bars don't make the cyclist. OK?
But I do think more beginners should consider drop bars or other types of bars rather than just the ubiquitous flat bar, including the Jones H bar, the Woodchipper, the Albatross, the Moustache bar, and the Velo Orange Porteur. (and many other models of bars with bends, rise, drop, or alternate hand positions). That has been my experience.
Just calm down, folks. I own lots of different bikes, including two flat bar bikes. If that works for you, fine. And I know the big three make true road bikes with flat bars. And the bars don't make the cyclist. OK?
But I do think more beginners should consider drop bars or other types of bars rather than just the ubiquitous flat bar, including the Jones H bar, the Woodchipper, the Albatross, the Moustache bar, and the Velo Orange Porteur. (and many other models of bars with bends, rise, drop, or alternate hand positions). That has been my experience.
04-21-15, 08:20 AM
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Wow! I make a passing comment about the Giant Anyroad with drop bars being, perhaps, a choice more new cyclists should consider and flat bar owners get all upset. I don't know what it is about the hybrid forum, but clearly I touched a nerve.
Just calm down, folks. I own lots of different bikes, including two flat bar bikes. If that works for you, fine. And I know the big three make true road bikes with flat bars. And the bars don't make the cyclist. OK?
But I do think more beginners should consider drop bars or other types of bars rather than just the ubiquitous flat bar, including the Jones H bar, the Woodchipper, the Albatross, the Moustache bar, and the Velo Orange Porteur. (and many other models of bars with bends, rise, drop, or alternate hand positions). That has been my experience.
Just calm down, folks. I own lots of different bikes, including two flat bar bikes. If that works for you, fine. And I know the big three make true road bikes with flat bars. And the bars don't make the cyclist. OK?
But I do think more beginners should consider drop bars or other types of bars rather than just the ubiquitous flat bar, including the Jones H bar, the Woodchipper, the Albatross, the Moustache bar, and the Velo Orange Porteur. (and many other models of bars with bends, rise, drop, or alternate hand positions). That has been my experience.
I could go deeper, but I won't!
04-21-15, 08:47 AM
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I agree all around. It is nice to see that the OP didn't make the horrendous "newbie" error of purchasing a bicycle with flat-bars (for example, one of those "ubiquitous flat bar road hybrids"). As we all know, such bicycles are for "newbies", children, and others who simply don't (through no fault of their own) know any better.
