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I am sick of my dog-slow steel Fuji Touring. I'd like to get a real
road bike, but still need to commute 7 miles. Anyone have any thoughts
on bikes to try?
Lots of times the commute is my most frequent ride. I squeeze in about
500-700 additional miles on weekends & charity rides.
I have $300 coming to me in gift cards for the LBS that sells
Cannondale and Specialized. So I'd rather try there first. (This is
the Twin Cities' Erik's chain.)
I test-rode the Specialized TriCross. I like the front & rear rack
mounts, matte paint job, saddle, and new Tiagra shifter design. I
didn't like the weight, and the ride wasn't a dramatic upgrade from my
Fuji. I haven't tried it with clipless pedals, but there wasn't much
of a "snap" to it.
They have no Specialized Allez. Does that have rack mounts?
I won't be carrying more than 50 - 75 lbs of cargo. Also, I probably
will never use a front rack, and will probably never do a loaded tour.
Opinions / reccomendations?
road bike, but still need to commute 7 miles. Anyone have any thoughts
on bikes to try?
Lots of times the commute is my most frequent ride. I squeeze in about
500-700 additional miles on weekends & charity rides.
I have $300 coming to me in gift cards for the LBS that sells
Cannondale and Specialized. So I'd rather try there first. (This is
the Twin Cities' Erik's chain.)
I test-rode the Specialized TriCross. I like the front & rear rack
mounts, matte paint job, saddle, and new Tiagra shifter design. I
didn't like the weight, and the ride wasn't a dramatic upgrade from my
Fuji. I haven't tried it with clipless pedals, but there wasn't much
of a "snap" to it.
They have no Specialized Allez. Does that have rack mounts?
I won't be carrying more than 50 - 75 lbs of cargo. Also, I probably
will never use a front rack, and will probably never do a loaded tour.
Opinions / reccomendations?