Hey everybody, after 20 years of owning/riding mountain bikes some friends have convinced me to get a road bike (gulp) and I may even break down and get one of those goofy outfits i like to laugh at. My bikes have always been based on costs and practicality (most recent, a dearly loved trek 4500, that got me through college). I've been trying to ease up on my running, so I'm looking to be a bit more serious/fitness motivated about biking. I've got a good LBS but I'm not really sure what to expect. From researching road bikes i've noticed that you roadies sit with your rears a lot higher, but aside from that - what else should I look for, and look out for? So far I'm looking at the Felt Z85 and the Cannondale Synapse 5 alloy, but I'm not dead set on either.
any tips or advice would be great, especially if anybody else has changed sides. Also, any road bike do and don'ts would be nice. I've never cared about curbs, potholes, and stairs before but I imagine those are bad juju with a road bike.
cheers,
- alex
any tips or advice would be great, especially if anybody else has changed sides. Also, any road bike do and don'ts would be nice. I've never cared about curbs, potholes, and stairs before but I imagine those are bad juju with a road bike.
cheers,
- alex