2006 Giant FCR-1
http://www.giant-bicycle.com/us/030.000.000/030.000.006.asp?model=11327
Here is link for its XERO wheels:
http://www.xerowheel.com/prod_detail.asp?btn=2&id=1&id2=19&pid=20
I am looking into this bike but I have some newbie questions about it. I have some information but I'm so new at this that I just see jiberish. It doesn't mean anything to me.
Is it geared like a road bike or more like a mountain bike?
Somebody posted here that you should use steel frames and stay away from aluminum/carbon if you were over 160lbs. Nobody refuted that post in the few days I checked, so it left me wondering if the FCR1 was the best choice for my 6' and 210lb body.
Those 20-spoke wheels look nice but can they hold up to city commuting? No bunny hops or curb dismounting but certainly some rough asphalt roads.
I have a very steep but very short climb on my way home and I have to stand and use the handle bar extensions to get up it. Would those wheels handle that sideways pressure?
Thanks for the help.
By the way, nice forum you have going here.
http://www.giant-bicycle.com/us/030.000.000/030.000.006.asp?model=11327
Here is link for its XERO wheels:
http://www.xerowheel.com/prod_detail.asp?btn=2&id=1&id2=19&pid=20
I am looking into this bike but I have some newbie questions about it. I have some information but I'm so new at this that I just see jiberish. It doesn't mean anything to me.
Is it geared like a road bike or more like a mountain bike?
Somebody posted here that you should use steel frames and stay away from aluminum/carbon if you were over 160lbs. Nobody refuted that post in the few days I checked, so it left me wondering if the FCR1 was the best choice for my 6' and 210lb body.
Those 20-spoke wheels look nice but can they hold up to city commuting? No bunny hops or curb dismounting but certainly some rough asphalt roads.
I have a very steep but very short climb on my way home and I have to stand and use the handle bar extensions to get up it. Would those wheels handle that sideways pressure?
Thanks for the help.
By the way, nice forum you have going here.