Thread: bike choice?
View Single Post
Old 07-26-15 | 06:18 PM
  #8  
MRT2's Avatar
MRT2
Senior Member
15 Anniversary
 
Joined: Jun 2007
Posts: 6,321
Likes: 221
From: Wisconsin

Bikes: 2012 Salsa Casseroll, 2009 Kona Blast

Originally Posted by ericmerg1
how good is a roadbike for roads that have lots of cracks, potholes etc that may or may not be avoidable? do I have to really worry about ruining hundreds of tires due to poor road condition? I was looking at Adventure 3 - ADVENTURE - FITNESS - FITNESS & URBAN - BIKES - 2015 as a middle ground, opinions on that?
If you are asking my opinion, the above bike would not be on my short list. It isn't something I would enjoy riding all that much, though others may not agree. IMO, it is more of a comfort bike than a fitness bike. I ride for fitness and exercise at least several times a week in the spring through early fall riding season. My wife rides almost as much as I do. We both ride bikes with drop bars. I ride a light touring bike with 32 mm tires. My wife rides a road bike with 28 mm tires.

I can relate to roads with cracks and potholes as our Wisconsin winters are brutal on roads. The answer isn't necessarily a soft comfort bike with a suspension fork, though you might choose a larger or harder wearing tire than you might otherwise. You ride around or jump over road debris and/or potholes or ride softly over them.
MRT2 is offline  
Reply