Hello all,
Firstly a little bit about myself. I am 25, and my current cycling activities revolve around mountain biking. I have a nice little iron horse full suspension bike which I enjoy riding off road. I am now in the market for a road bike to start building up my fitness, and to just ride more in general. I don't always have time to get to the trails for a ride, and like the idea of getting out on the road.
I am just under 6 foot, 80kg and hopefully soon 75kg. I intend to do 2-3 rides on the road bike a week, probably 1 ride of about 40-80km and the others 20-30km. I also intend on doing rides like Loop-the-lake (80km) and the sydney to the gong ride.
So hopefully the above can give everyone an idea of my intentions for the bike.
My research so far has given me a few options in terms of the bikes to get, which I will go through. All are full alloy frames, with carbon forks.
Scott Speedster S40 - tiagra all through. weight 9.2kg
Avanti Veloce - 105 rear derailleur, tiagra other. 9.1kg
BH bikes R1 - mostly 105, although no name brakes. I was told this bike was about 7.5kg in total.
Trek 1200 - 105 rear derailleur, tiagra otherwise weight I think is around 10kg.
Argon 18 Plutonium - 105 all through including brakes and wheelset - this bike would be above the $1500 pricing above by $100-250. This bike is also about 7.5kg.
I have also considered the Giant OCR2, but aren't too keen on it.
So, any ideas on what would be good/better/no good for me? It is all a little confusing as to whether it is better to pay for more 105 gear. Does weight matter a lot, or not much?
I look forward to hearing people's opinions on this, and I thank you all in advance.
Firstly a little bit about myself. I am 25, and my current cycling activities revolve around mountain biking. I have a nice little iron horse full suspension bike which I enjoy riding off road. I am now in the market for a road bike to start building up my fitness, and to just ride more in general. I don't always have time to get to the trails for a ride, and like the idea of getting out on the road.
I am just under 6 foot, 80kg and hopefully soon 75kg. I intend to do 2-3 rides on the road bike a week, probably 1 ride of about 40-80km and the others 20-30km. I also intend on doing rides like Loop-the-lake (80km) and the sydney to the gong ride.
So hopefully the above can give everyone an idea of my intentions for the bike.
My research so far has given me a few options in terms of the bikes to get, which I will go through. All are full alloy frames, with carbon forks.
Scott Speedster S40 - tiagra all through. weight 9.2kg
Avanti Veloce - 105 rear derailleur, tiagra other. 9.1kg
BH bikes R1 - mostly 105, although no name brakes. I was told this bike was about 7.5kg in total.
Trek 1200 - 105 rear derailleur, tiagra otherwise weight I think is around 10kg.
Argon 18 Plutonium - 105 all through including brakes and wheelset - this bike would be above the $1500 pricing above by $100-250. This bike is also about 7.5kg.
I have also considered the Giant OCR2, but aren't too keen on it.
So, any ideas on what would be good/better/no good for me? It is all a little confusing as to whether it is better to pay for more 105 gear. Does weight matter a lot, or not much?
I look forward to hearing people's opinions on this, and I thank you all in advance.