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I have a question for all of you bike experts here. I have been riding a Giant OCR 3 road bike for the last year. It's my dad's bike and this year I will be buying my own. I'm looking for a bike thats not too spendy but isn't going to fall apart on me. I will be doing a few local triathalons and plan on riding 20+ miles a day. Could you please give me some suggestions on bikes that would work for me. I'm about 6'2" and 190 lbs if that makes a difference. Thanks!

By not too spendy I mean $1500 or less preferably. I like the OCR but I rode a friends bike that I can't remember what it was but was a little more impressed with the way it rode etc. The main focus will be road riding. I plan on taking some long trips with my dad and want a good dependable fast bike. Hope that helps.

Sounds like a plan. I'll be stopping by the bike shop soon as we lose some more snow ( I live in Minnesota so it's a little cold out now). Thanks for the help!

it's done! it's done! it's finally done!







haven't weighed it with tyres, but sans tyres it's 21 lbs - so it should be 25-26 all in.

spec:

Nashbar: frame, carbon fork, headset spacers, and stem. Chris King: headset. Shimano: UN-72 bottom bracket, XTR M-952 rear derailer, 12-25 HG-70 cassette, HG-93 chain. FSA: 48/38 cyclocross crank. Campagnolo: Centaur front derailer, Centaur brifters and cableset. Avid: Road Disc brakes. Easton: EA30 seat post. Selle Italia: Fokus saddle. Specialized: bottle cage (16 years old!). Ritchey: pedals. Continental: Twister (non-folding) tyres. Salsa: 46 cm Bell Lap handlebars.

wheelset: custom built at my LBS with Deore disc hubs, Sun CR-18 rims and straight-gague DT Swiss spokes.

other: Cinelli tape, generic seat quick release, Jtek Shiftmate and Kenda tubes.

haven't had a chance for a real ride yet, just tooled around the yard, but this is going to be fun!

I am thinking about purchasing The Opie today or tomorrow. Hard tail, Shimano components, and matte black.

lol W2ttsy, you sure showed them.

I've been up at school in Vermont commuting to class on my mountain bike. I too got a car a few months ago, so that definitely decreased my total biking miles. Back in Cambridge I'm riding my 24" BMX cruiser, and I realize how much I missed it.

Although I wasn't planning on it, I'm working at Cambridge Bicycle again this summer. I'll be asking for a raise so the pay will be good, and discount bike parts are always nice. If anyone in the Boston area needs something for their bike, I'll be there.

Anyway, nice to be back home, and posting on MAF again.

Last edited by SwisSlesS (2006-05-24 6:27 pm)

you could survive winter here, but it never gets below 50 or so in the daytime. i can't speak for Ontario.

the whole winter/summer thing between cyclists on the intarweb amuses me; around here, no one sane rides in high summer (during the day, anyway). 95 - 100 degrees F with 80 - 99 percent humidity. it's tough to breathe body-temperature water. 'cause that's about what the air turns into.

I live in Burlington, VT and I rode my bike all winter. Granted it was just to class and back, but it's doable. I didn't even have proper winter weather attire, which would be absolutely necessary where you are.

Just take a trip to Cambridge, I know a good shop there. ;-)

What do you do when your hands get really numb after riding a while? Does that happen to anyone else?

I found a pair of gloves to be very effective. If it's warm out (more than 10 C), half-length gloves work great. Full-length are good for cooler weather, and if it's really cold, regular winter gloves can suffice as long as you can still use your brakes/gears.

In recent news, I took a fairly nasty slip on some ice while cycling a few days ago, bruising my elbow bone. Not fun.

What's six months to a 3.5 year-old topic?