Hey guys,

Just picked a jamis sputnik off CL for 160. Its a little dinged up (scratches, no noticable dents- a few of the screws are rusty- seatpost, the bolts where I kind of want to switch to quick release, etc), but I figured for the price, I couldn't go wrong.

I can honestly say that it was definitely the bike that was slowin me down. This thing takes probably 1/2 the effort to maintain the same speeds as the mtn. Not to say that all road bikes will make that big of a difference, i think this one was just really old.

Thanks for the help, I'll probably still consider a cx bike or another road bike down the road, but for now, this should do. I just need to figure out some cheap upgrades for this thing for the time being (quick release for the wheels maybe).