Hello all, first the concise version of my question:
I'm looking at 2 steel frame road bikes. What does the extra thousand dollars get me?
http://jamisbikes.com/usa/thebikes/road/satellite/11_satellitesport.html
versus
http://jamisbikes.com/usa/thebikes/road/aurora/11_auroraelite.html
Ok, here is the verbose version of my question:
I am a fat guy getting less so all the time. In the last 12 months I've dropped from 410 pounds to 306 (and counting!) as of this last Monday morning. A big part of that weight loss has been my drastically undersized Kona Jake. I'm 6'1, and the shop I bought it from sold me a 52 cm bike. It was pretty darn dumb on my part, but when you weigh 360 pounds like I did this summer you tend to chalk discomfort up to being a fat ass. Moving forward, I've fallen in love with cycling and have learned a lot. I test rode a better sized bike and was struck with the dreadful epihany that my very expensive bicycle was way too small. So here I am looking for a replacement to fly around on. I'm nearly sold on steel, hence the two bikes linked above.
The geometry is a little different, I am skeptical of how much the inch in the wheel base will make that much of a difference. The steel in the frames is metalurgically the same. Maybe the joints are higher quality? I know the components and wheels on the aurora elite are awesome. Are they awesome enough to warrant 3 times the price? Especially on a guy who is still packing 300 pounds? I'm going to get some test rides in, but I was wondering if anyone here had any insight. I've been screwed over by a salesman once, and I want to be fully equipped when I go to a (different) shop to buy my new bike.
Thanks!
I'm looking at 2 steel frame road bikes. What does the extra thousand dollars get me?
http://jamisbikes.com/usa/thebikes/road/satellite/11_satellitesport.html
versus
http://jamisbikes.com/usa/thebikes/road/aurora/11_auroraelite.html
Ok, here is the verbose version of my question:
I am a fat guy getting less so all the time. In the last 12 months I've dropped from 410 pounds to 306 (and counting!) as of this last Monday morning. A big part of that weight loss has been my drastically undersized Kona Jake. I'm 6'1, and the shop I bought it from sold me a 52 cm bike. It was pretty darn dumb on my part, but when you weigh 360 pounds like I did this summer you tend to chalk discomfort up to being a fat ass. Moving forward, I've fallen in love with cycling and have learned a lot. I test rode a better sized bike and was struck with the dreadful epihany that my very expensive bicycle was way too small. So here I am looking for a replacement to fly around on. I'm nearly sold on steel, hence the two bikes linked above.
The geometry is a little different, I am skeptical of how much the inch in the wheel base will make that much of a difference. The steel in the frames is metalurgically the same. Maybe the joints are higher quality? I know the components and wheels on the aurora elite are awesome. Are they awesome enough to warrant 3 times the price? Especially on a guy who is still packing 300 pounds? I'm going to get some test rides in, but I was wondering if anyone here had any insight. I've been screwed over by a salesman once, and I want to be fully equipped when I go to a (different) shop to buy my new bike.
Thanks!