Originally Posted by
Capemay55
I’m 63 and ride about 50 miles a week, flat terrain, on roads. Looking for a comfortable road bike . I have a Kestrel Talon Is steel better than carbon? Prefer disk to rim brakes. Recommendations?
Bike shop.. want drop bars or straight bars , 2 paths , both good.
Many Brands use a very few Huge OEM factories , shipping out of Taipei harbor..
So... # 1 Pick a Bike shop .. then try bikes there..
Read all the questions asking about; scratches in carbon or are they cracks, already asked..yet?
Many bike companies design using best properties of Aluminum for most of the range,
check them out @ LBS.
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