Originally Posted by
dag1369
Man that Cannondale Caad9 in Jet Black is awesome looking. I like that it is Made in the USA. Anything else I should look into while out researching. I am planning on hitting up some LBS this weekend for some test rides.
I am really glad I posted on here first. I saw the Jamis Aurora Elite in the store; it was a 2009 model with cantilever brakes, and it just did not look like what I had pictured in my mind. None of the guys from the group rides have anything that looked like it so i was a bit confused.
That 2009 Jamis would make for a nice touring bike. It's just a better idea to have both a touring and roadie. I couldn't imagine riding my touring bike every weekend on group rides. Just not as much fun.
My two favorites for group rides and racing if you go that route would be the two I mentioned. Throw in Cervelo's S1 or whatever they call the aluminum version now as well. All of those will NOT hold you back. You can only blame the engine.