coogles wrote: ↑Tue Jun 22, 2021 4:49 pm
D Griff wrote: ↑Tue Jun 22, 2021 1:55 pm
I think it just takes some getting used to... When I first started riding my Raleigh, I thought it was absolutely terrible and that drop bars were the worst because of the discomfort/lack of visibility. Now I find anything upright
I think you just sort of have to pull the trigger at a certain point.
You might be right. I just have so little experience on a road bike, and what little I do have was pretty negative so I'm afraid to take a leap and buy whatever. I'm still probably most intrigued by the CAAD13/Supersix since they can take 30s and from what I gather online even 32s, but are also aggressive enough to race in a crit if I'm ever feeling up to it. FTP is up to 209 now...still shit, but improving. The CAAD even on the stock 25s had a quieter ride than the Emonda, I just need a 54 if it's a Cannondale. For whatever reason they seem to fit bigger than other brands, both in my experience and from what bike shop bros tell me. I
loved the Aethos, but ain't no way I'm spending that kinda dough.
I feel you man, I dropped $2600 for something I had never seen in my life, it was definitely nerve wracking.
I love it... but I also haven't ridden all that many bikes. Over the years with cars as I've driven more and more, I notice more and more nuanced things. I'm sure over time I will do the same with bikes and may one day think mine isn't all that, but it has worked out really well so far and I love it.
I actually rented this Specialized Allez in Hawaii and did this epic ride and was amazed by how
it was. It was Claris/Aluminum/Poverty spec and man,
, the Hawaii ride was fucking epic (will post about it later). But like, if the shittiest vintage road bike I've ridden is a 1 on my scale and my Ribble a 10, my Raleigh is like a 3 and the Specialized was like an 8. It was objectively so much worse than my bike but in actuality it is splitting hairs. Cyclists really overanalyze/over worship the equipment. Just get strong and go on rides that are cool and it's great even if it's not a fantastic bike.
I honestly agree with all of Troy's assessments going from a
bike to a decent but inexpensive one, it really still does the same job unless you're like insanely competitive.
I am still faster than almost all of the guys with $10K bikes around here, and [user not found] is the best cyclist I know and doesn't have anything crazy expensive.