Originally Posted by
a1penguin
Have you test ridden any road bikes? A lot of your questions boil down to personal preference. Dunbar nicely summarizes what each type riding surface each type of bike can handle. In another thread, someone just purchased a road bike and really hates it. I feel bad for Adam. I'm not really excited about my hybrid and would prefer a drop bar bike.
Rode one briefly, but will try to do another test ride before making final decision. The biggest concern always is to get a bike, and then regret it. That's why all kinds of comments are very helpful!
Originally Posted by
OKIE_55
I'm somewhat new returning to this sport, my 7.5 suites me just fine. Right now I'm just working on getting into better shape, riding 4hrs a day now, and trying to increase my speed. I'm having a good time, and that's all that counts to me. I know I'll start losing weight, and when I do, that's when I might get a road bike. That's the plan for now. Seven months ago, if you asked me if I would be riding 40-45 miles on a bike, I'd have thought one of us was nuts, not now. 3/31/12 I went on a group trail ride and thought I wanted a road bike to keep up with most of the others, until two ladies older than I went right past me on mtn bikes about 20 miles into the ride. It was then I knew I needed to get into better shape before I moved to another bike. I've got 1982 miles on my 7.5 as of yesterday, and look forward to many more.
1982 miles in 7 month? Wow! That's great! I do about 20 miles a week on my mountain bike, but hoping to kick the mileage up once I get another bike.
Right now, considering all pros and cons I'm leaning toward road bike. Not that there is anything wrong with FX, but I think that in the long run, road might might suit me better.
Good luck on putting many more miles on your bike, and with weight loss! I'm in the same boat, and want to loose some (more like a lot) of weight.
Originally Posted by
digdah
I didn't vote cause I do not know how a 7.5 rides. It is really down to the individual's taste when it comes to purchasing products. For me the drops were uncomfortable when all the way down so I picked up a hybrid.
I wonder how different this poll would be in the road bike forum.
I rode road bike very briefly, and I think I did like drop bars, although felt more comfortable on hybrid. I'll try to do another test before making final decision.
I's funny that you mentioned how different this poll would be in the road bike forum, because it does look little different. I did create same topic there.
Majority of people are siding with picking road bike, and for good reasons.
So, I'm happy to get different opinions on the subject.
Originally Posted by
side_FX
Just to make things even more confusing for you, look at the Trek DS series. The higher models are right below/above the price of the 7.5FX. Their tires are a bit wider and use a suspension fork to give you more trail options than the FX. The fork can then lockout for your road jaunts. I guess the question is do you think you'll be on the road more or trail?
If I created this topic a week earlier, you would confuse the hell out of me ))) About a week ago I was also looking at DS as well, even went to bike shop to compare FX and DS. Decided that FX would be better fit for me, since I already have mountain bike, and DS is more of mountain bike than anything else. I'm glad there is no new confusion here.
Originally Posted by
robbyrocks12345
Road Bike, I made the same mistake.
Thank you! With your help and others, I will try not to make mistakes.