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@LuFins-Dad said in Ok bike peeps:
@Mik said in Ok bike peeps:
Yer butt's gonna hurt.
Bengay will help…
Damn autocorrect again!
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@Aqua-Letifer said in Ok bike peeps:
@Doctor-Phibes said in Ok bike peeps:
It's also maybe worth getting a bike fitting - I had one done a couple of months after I bought the bike, and they tweaked it a bit, and it really helped.
If you get a road bike, that should come as part of the process. If they charge you extra, they're assholes.
My bike fit took 2.5 hours and involved all kind of expensive tech. If they'd include that for free they'd rip people off who don't take the bike fit.
@Klaus said in Ok bike peeps:
@Aqua-Letifer said in Ok bike peeps:
@Doctor-Phibes said in Ok bike peeps:
It's also maybe worth getting a bike fitting - I had one done a couple of months after I bought the bike, and they tweaked it a bit, and it really helped.
If you get a road bike, that should come as part of the process. If they charge you extra, they're assholes.
My bike fit took 2.5 hours and involved all kind of expensive tech. If they'd include that for free they'd rip people off who don't take the bike fit.
At the places I worked, we did the same. Which is why we strongly discouraged anyone to leave the shop with a road bike without scheduling them for a fit.
I never worked anywhere who'd charge you separately if you bought your bike there, that's absurd.
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Local shop showed me this in black for 1450:
https://www.giant-bicycles.com/us/contend-ar-3-2021
And this in black for 2800:
https://www.giant-bicycles.com/us/defy-advanced-2-2021
Thoughts? I wasn't considering carbon fiber. I figured the drop in weight from my hybrid to an AL frame road bike would be dramatic, the further drop to CF not as consequesntial.
I'm going to another shop this afternoon, but I wanted to get feedback on the above.
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Local shop showed me this in black for 1450:
https://www.giant-bicycles.com/us/contend-ar-3-2021
And this in black for 2800:
https://www.giant-bicycles.com/us/defy-advanced-2-2021
Thoughts? I wasn't considering carbon fiber. I figured the drop in weight from my hybrid to an AL frame road bike would be dramatic, the further drop to CF not as consequesntial.
I'm going to another shop this afternoon, but I wanted to get feedback on the above.
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@jon-nyc Shimano Sora is a pretty low end group set. I'd go with an 105 group set at least. The first bike looks very overpriced to me. A decent AL bike with 105 components and disc brakes should be available for less than $1500.
@Klaus said in Ok bike peeps:
@jon-nyc Shimano Sora is a pretty low end group set. I'd go with an 105 group set at least. The first bike looks very overpriced to me. A decent AL bike with 105 components and disc brakes should be available for less than $1500.
I'd agree with that. 105 componentry can last decades. Easy to fix, easy to upgrade.
Please love yourself.
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Is that still true post covid? All I’m hearing is how shimano is way backed up and road bikes are therefore harder to come by
"You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from."
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Is that still true post covid? All I’m hearing is how shimano is way backed up and road bikes are therefore harder to come by
@jon-nyc said in Ok bike peeps:
Is that still true post covid? All I’m hearing is how shimano is way backed up and road bikes are therefore harder to come by
Last I heard, they're coming out of it, but there's still a bit of an issue in places. That might work to your advantage, though: might be able to get last year's models for cheaper. (And unlike cars, they'll have zero miles on them.)
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@Klaus said in Ok bike peeps:
@jon-nyc Shimano Sora is a pretty low end group set. I'd go with an 105 group set at least. The first bike looks very overpriced to me. A decent AL bike with 105 components and disc brakes should be available for less than $1500.
I'd agree with that. 105 componentry can last decades. Easy to fix, easy to upgrade.
@Aqua-Letifer said in Ok bike peeps:
@Klaus said in Ok bike peeps:
@jon-nyc Shimano Sora is a pretty low end group set. I'd go with an 105 group set at least. The first bike looks very overpriced to me. A decent AL bike with 105 components and disc brakes should be available for less than $1500.
I'd agree with that. 105 componentry can last decades. Easy to fix, easy to upgrade.
Aqua agrees with me on a bike-related issue
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Is that still true post covid? All I’m hearing is how shimano is way backed up and road bikes are therefore harder to come by
@jon-nyc said in Ok bike peeps:
Is that still true post covid? All I’m hearing is how shimano is way backed up and road bikes are therefore harder to come by
Ok I wasnt quite right.
$2000 for an 105 road bike from Canyon. If you buy a similar bike at a local shop, it will be 20-40% more expensive.
Your second offer doesn't sound so bad anymore.
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Ignore what Mark said
SRAM vs Shimano is mostly a matter of taste.
The difference between Carbon Fiber and Aluminum isn't very big. A lot of $ for a marginal difference.
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Ignore what Mark said
SRAM vs Shimano is mostly a matter of taste.
The difference between Carbon Fiber and Aluminum isn't very big. A lot of $ for a marginal difference.
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@jon-nyc said in Ok bike peeps:
SRAM rival 22 v Shimano 105?
Are they equivalent?
They are "equivalent" in price. They typically categorize and compare them by price bracket.
Apex - Tiagra
Rival - 105
Force - Ultegra
Red - Dura-Ace@jon-nyc since I built my bike, I was free to mix and match components from Red and Force. I have the Red shifters, Front Derailleur, and Crankset. Force Rear Derailleur and gearset. My brakes are from a completely different company as I found lighter, less expensive brakes than either Red or Force. They cost the same as Force if I remember correctly but they were significantly lighter in weight.
Force would be my pre-built bike sweet spot.
