Hello All!
I've been a mountain bike enthusiast for the past few years, that is until my bike was stolen last month.
I've decided to get into road biking and was wondering what I should get. My goal here is to be able to use the bike for commuting to work when the weather isn't too hot (about 11 miles each way) and possibly for getting into shorter sprint distance triathlons.
I was hoping to sell my mountain bike to fund the road bike, but unfortunately that is no longer possible.
My question is: Would it be better to get an older higher model bike OR a newer lower model bike?
Just as an example:
2002 Giant TCR 2 vs 2009 Giant Defy 1
Both have aluminum frames, carbon forks, and 105 components. Why should I pay more for the newer lower model bike vs the older higher model one? Has there been great advances in technology to the point that older higher end models are equal or inferior to newer lower end models?
I hope I'm making sense here. Looking forward to any help.
Thanks!
I've been a mountain bike enthusiast for the past few years, that is until my bike was stolen last month.
I've decided to get into road biking and was wondering what I should get. My goal here is to be able to use the bike for commuting to work when the weather isn't too hot (about 11 miles each way) and possibly for getting into shorter sprint distance triathlons.
I was hoping to sell my mountain bike to fund the road bike, but unfortunately that is no longer possible.
My question is: Would it be better to get an older higher model bike OR a newer lower model bike?
Just as an example:
2002 Giant TCR 2 vs 2009 Giant Defy 1
Both have aluminum frames, carbon forks, and 105 components. Why should I pay more for the newer lower model bike vs the older higher model one? Has there been great advances in technology to the point that older higher end models are equal or inferior to newer lower end models?
I hope I'm making sense here. Looking forward to any help.
Thanks!