MTBer looking for a Roadie
05-14-07, 04:26 PM
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MTBer looking for a Roadie
I currently ride mountain on an '07 Trek 6000, but would like to get in to road biking to mix things up a little. I really know nothing about road bikes, so I'm hopeing you guys can help me out.
Basically, I'm looking for a road bike that is under a thousand bucks that doesn't totally suck. Is that possible? I'm not going to be using it for competitive racing or anything like that, but I would like something I could ride a century, or longer, races on.
Also, what's the deal with a lot of road bikes having only ten speeds? I can imagine that roadies go up plenty of hills, so why no low gear?
I'm sure I sound like an ignorant fool, so perhaps you all can educate me.
Basically, I'm looking for a road bike that is under a thousand bucks that doesn't totally suck. Is that possible? I'm not going to be using it for competitive racing or anything like that, but I would like something I could ride a century, or longer, races on.
Also, what's the deal with a lot of road bikes having only ten speeds? I can imagine that roadies go up plenty of hills, so why no low gear?
I'm sure I sound like an ignorant fool, so perhaps you all can educate me.
05-14-07, 04:31 PM
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Check the "Under $750 Roadbike Thread" stickied above. Some really nice bikes for great prices in there.
Many road bikes sold have 10 gears in rear cassette. So not including any cross-chaining, they actually have 18 usable gears. And if you get a triple (3 front chainrings), you may have as many as 28 usable gears which include some gear ratios that are very low.
Many road bikes sold have 10 gears in rear cassette. So not including any cross-chaining, they actually have 18 usable gears. And if you get a triple (3 front chainrings), you may have as many as 28 usable gears which include some gear ratios that are very low.
05-14-07, 04:33 PM
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try Felt. i got a 2006 F65 for just over a grand a month ago. alu/cf stays/fork, ultegra with FSA carbon crank. the model didn't carry over to 2007 but other models still offer quite a bang for buck.
as for only 10sp, how steep does it have to be before 34-23 is too big a gear to climb with?
as for only 10sp, how steep does it have to be before 34-23 is too big a gear to climb with?
