Originally Posted by
squirtdad
I don't know about faster, but i have felt bikes that just feel super alive and responsive, and just feeling like they are saying..."dude get in shape, lose weight and push me hard, let's have some fun"
You mention lightning striking twice... I bought a rocket a few months ago. 92 Trek 1400, 105 group...
After some cleanup and tuning, it just BEGGED me to go... I couldn't afford these in 92, and I couldn't catch guys that rode them. But it is a size smaller than I like, and I gave it to my son in law. So I can still visit it...
I saw an ad for a never ridden 2006 CAAD8 R1000 frame. Bike was bought new and the Ultegra stuff stripped for a carbon bike build. The bare frame passed through a few hands, till I snagged it for an obscene low price. I am cheap... I spent more for the wheels, used... At a tick over 18 pounds, this is the lightest hike I have ridden, much less owned. As a Clydesdale, I never seriously worried about weight... But this is 7 pounds lighter than my old steel KHS, and I can hit 25 mph a lot quicker on the R1000 than the KHS. A lot... THIS rocket is my personal reward to myself, for losing 130 pounds, so far...
I also have a 98 Cannondale R200, but I can't really feel it is any quicker than my old KHS...