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bebopdeluxe
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Hi there...new to the forum...I did my first Olympic Triathlon today
(which actually turned out to be a duathlon due to the condition of the
Schuykill River...). GREAT fun...and as someone who had done 25-mile
rides home from work in the past, being involved in race-type
conditions was an eye-opener, to say the least. I ride a Jamis Quest -
a nice road bike that is a pretty solid price-for performance rig...but
after the race, I couldn't help but feel like my bike left me at a bit
of a disadvantage. I think that the basics of the bike are fine - it
has an all-Ultegra set-up, which should be good enough, and I do like
the steel frame for the road riding that I do, but I think that I could
probably upgrade my Mavic Cosmos wheels and pick something up there.
Understanding that this was a $1000 bike, I don't want to spend
$1200-1500 for wheels, but I'm sure that there are some similar
price-for-perfromance options out there for racing wheels...
Any suggestions would be GREATLY appreciated. Thanks!
(which actually turned out to be a duathlon due to the condition of the
Schuykill River...). GREAT fun...and as someone who had done 25-mile
rides home from work in the past, being involved in race-type
conditions was an eye-opener, to say the least. I ride a Jamis Quest -
a nice road bike that is a pretty solid price-for performance rig...but
after the race, I couldn't help but feel like my bike left me at a bit
of a disadvantage. I think that the basics of the bike are fine - it
has an all-Ultegra set-up, which should be good enough, and I do like
the steel frame for the road riding that I do, but I think that I could
probably upgrade my Mavic Cosmos wheels and pick something up there.
Understanding that this was a $1000 bike, I don't want to spend
$1200-1500 for wheels, but I'm sure that there are some similar
price-for-perfromance options out there for racing wheels...
Any suggestions would be GREATLY appreciated. Thanks!