Originally Posted by
Kimmitt
The only real reason to change your entire bike is to change geometries. Most other things can be handled through retrofitting.
Depends on how cheap you can find stuff, but it can be managed -- although buying a whole bike and retrofitting it later will almost always be more expensive than a new, equipped-as-you-really-wanted bike the first time around.
My contribute on the road vs. mtb discussion is that I find that the more aggressive riding posture is unnerving in traffic for me. I like to be able to see from a little higher up. But that's my preference, yada yada.
Yup, certainly a preference. With road bars, I've gotten to like how they're narrower than MTB bars so I can squeeze through spaces easier. I ride on the hoods most of the time on the street, which puts me at eye level with the roofs of most SUVs anyway.
slvoid, was that 42 mph on the flats?