Hello,
First of all, sorry for making a topic about this but i felt it was easier to ask my questions for me specificly so people can help and advise me better.
I'm a beginner cyclist, I'm planning to start riding on the road because I've always loved cycling but due to other sports and hobbies I never had the chance for it. Now I do...
I have a few questions I'd like to ask and hopefully people can advise me well so I can go to a shop with at least some knowledge
1) The bike
Although I'm a beginner, I'm very motivated and I have a pretty large budget. But 'large' might not be a good word because I was surprised when I saw the common prices for race bikes. Let's say I have a 'budget' 'budget, (700-800euros for a bike).
I was looking at shop websites over here and I found a few bikes that caught my eye but I have no real knowledge about equipment. These are the models I'm interested in:
CAAD 8 SORA Race Red 2010
CAAD 8 TIAGRA Magnesium White/Green 2010
DEFY 4 Silver/White/Black 2010
DEFY 3 Silver/White/Black 2010
Granville G-RACER 20 2010
Granville G-RACER 10 2010
TREK 1.2 COMPACT Gloss Black 2010
TREK 1.2 TRIPLE Gloss Black 2010
TREK 1.5 COMPACT Pearl White/Black/Silver 2010
TREK 1.5 TRIPLE Pearl White/Black/Silver 2010
I admit I favour the TREKS at the moment just because I love their looks. I know nothing about specs. Any help or guidance is always welcome, like size, mechanics etc. I'm 1.78, slim and around 70kg. I cant say I have long legs and I don't know how to measure it for bikes. my inner leg size is around 80cm.
2) Shoes
I was also quite surprised on shoe prices. But they are needed so... I'm wondering which brands are good to get at a budget price. Also, Is there a universal pedal shoe or are there different systems? If so, which one to get.
Also, for my intentions, I'm planning to go cycling for endurance training first, and only in the future I might make plans to do more things like join an amateur team or something. But I do am planning to cycle alot, dont know how many miles/km but quite a lot per week, specially with the weather these days. at least once every 2 days I want to ride at least 10-15 km, but i admit I have no feel on how it will be so... cant say exactly.
I'm sure more questions will pop up but for now these are the most important things I wanted to ask. Already a big thanks to people that are willing to reply with useful info for me.
Cheers !
First of all, sorry for making a topic about this but i felt it was easier to ask my questions for me specificly so people can help and advise me better.
I'm a beginner cyclist, I'm planning to start riding on the road because I've always loved cycling but due to other sports and hobbies I never had the chance for it. Now I do...
I have a few questions I'd like to ask and hopefully people can advise me well so I can go to a shop with at least some knowledge
1) The bike
Although I'm a beginner, I'm very motivated and I have a pretty large budget. But 'large' might not be a good word because I was surprised when I saw the common prices for race bikes. Let's say I have a 'budget' 'budget, (700-800euros for a bike).
I was looking at shop websites over here and I found a few bikes that caught my eye but I have no real knowledge about equipment. These are the models I'm interested in:
CAAD 8 SORA Race Red 2010
CAAD 8 TIAGRA Magnesium White/Green 2010
DEFY 4 Silver/White/Black 2010
DEFY 3 Silver/White/Black 2010
Granville G-RACER 20 2010
Granville G-RACER 10 2010
TREK 1.2 COMPACT Gloss Black 2010
TREK 1.2 TRIPLE Gloss Black 2010
TREK 1.5 COMPACT Pearl White/Black/Silver 2010
TREK 1.5 TRIPLE Pearl White/Black/Silver 2010
I admit I favour the TREKS at the moment just because I love their looks. I know nothing about specs. Any help or guidance is always welcome, like size, mechanics etc. I'm 1.78, slim and around 70kg. I cant say I have long legs and I don't know how to measure it for bikes. my inner leg size is around 80cm.
2) Shoes
I was also quite surprised on shoe prices. But they are needed so... I'm wondering which brands are good to get at a budget price. Also, Is there a universal pedal shoe or are there different systems? If so, which one to get.
Also, for my intentions, I'm planning to go cycling for endurance training first, and only in the future I might make plans to do more things like join an amateur team or something. But I do am planning to cycle alot, dont know how many miles/km but quite a lot per week, specially with the weather these days. at least once every 2 days I want to ride at least 10-15 km, but i admit I have no feel on how it will be so... cant say exactly.
I'm sure more questions will pop up but for now these are the most important things I wanted to ask. Already a big thanks to people that are willing to reply with useful info for me.
Cheers !