I am beginning to create a wish list for a new road bike...maybe $1,800 to $2,400 range for good performance, smooth ride, hard training, riding steep hills and rolling terrain, maybe 4,500 to 5,500 miles per year and probably to keep for a long time. Current bike is a Giant OCR1 (105 group set) I've had it for about 1 year, it's a little heavy and the shifting is not as crisp as some the upper-end bikes I test rode (but could not afford) It's a good entry level bike but I think I'm "outgrowing" it. I did not want to spend a ton of money at the time since i was just getting back into biking; I'll probably give it to my son who's getting into biking...
Frame: carbon or alum/carbon combo?
grupo: shimano, SRAM, campy? what else is out there that is good?
wheelset: no idea
tires: no idea
crankset: probably a compact double, but what should I be looking for in terms of material? Alum, carbon?
stem and handlebar: I'm not sure what impact this would have on performance.
Any thoughts will be greatly appreciated.
regards
Frame: carbon or alum/carbon combo?
grupo: shimano, SRAM, campy? what else is out there that is good?
wheelset: no idea
tires: no idea
crankset: probably a compact double, but what should I be looking for in terms of material? Alum, carbon?
stem and handlebar: I'm not sure what impact this would have on performance.
Any thoughts will be greatly appreciated.
regards