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cayman posted 1 year ago.
I'd do a little more research within your price point and broaden your choices. The Trek 2000 is in the Cannondale range , but you get Shimano 105 drivetrain, a plus. Another bike to maybe look at is the Felt F7O.
Bikes are a personal thing so you're going to want to ride as many as you can within your price range and talk to your local LBS guys. Bikes begin go on sale in the fall into winter and you should be able to find more bike for the money you have to spend.
If you can, throw a set of road tires on your mtb for training until then.
Happy riding.
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cayman posted 1 year ago.
mfranklin;72213 wrote:
ok people i posted this on another website but haven't gotten any replies as of yet. hopefully yall will be more helpful.
btw, always post here first... we are the best! :D
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homey posted 1 year ago.
I agree with cayman. Make sure you do enough research and look more at the bike geometry and components espeically deraillers. As well, make sure you are FITTED properly. I got burned my first bike as well as a number of buddies. If you're bike doesn't fit properly doesn't matter what kind you have - you'll be doing yourself a disservice and will regret it as many of us have. :)
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big 3 posted 1 year ago.
I'm a bike newbie as well and just bought a bike. I spent a ton of time researching what I should be considering and of course asking questions on forums like this.
Of course the first thing everyone says is that fit is the most important. I agree. Then you say to yourself can't they fit me to whatever bike I want? That's a loaded question for a variety of reasons... Here are my suggestions based on my own experience a few weeks ago.
1)Do not go to buy a bike on a weekend or any peak customer day. At least in my area these guys are so busy they don't really give you all the attention you deserve. They try, as they are usually very nice people, it's just they know they need to be fast to sell a bunch of bikes.
2) Learn the basics of how a bike should fit. When I got to the shop to get my bike. They did all these measurements and put them into a computer to decide how to set the seat and everything else. At that point I was thinking "ok, this must be a serious bike fit". Well not really. When I stopped to think about it all, even the seat height they set for me was almost an inch too high.
I guess what I'm saying is because fit is so important. Make sure you give this the most attention and they do too. It's very hard to decide between bikes if they aren't setup properly.
3) Often times they aren't going to have the bike you want in your size. So then they try to move you to something else or a different size. (they want to sell you a bike, you want to buy one). Don't get caught up in having to leave with a bike that day. If you end up feeling undecided about something. Probably best to walk out and think it through.
As for my opinion regarding the 2 bikes you've listed. I'm guessing the Cannondale would be the more comfortable ride, because of the carbon fork and their seat stay design. It's likely to have less road vibration. Ride it across some "spidered asphalt" and compare with the other one. I'm guessing you will feel the difference quite easily.
As for areo bars, I'm also looking at Sprint and Olympic distances and I've decided not to mess with aero bars until I'm feeling like they are a necessary next step to improving. At these shorter distances, I think I'll be fine without. Guess I'll figure that out as I go.
From one newbie to another, good luck
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Iron Dan posted 1 year ago.
I would do a little more shopping. I was able to get a Fuji Roubiax PRO for my wife for the same price as the Cannondale retails for. I would check out bikes like Fuji or Giant as I feel that they are usually more bike for the dollar than bikes like Cannondale.
Another thing I would suggest is that you start doing some research on components and their cost and buy everything off of eBay. I did this for both my tri bike and my road bike and have really nice bikes that are a mix of Dura ace and Ultegra components and was able to keep both of them under $1000. The downside to this is that it takes a while to get your bike pieced together when you are price buying.
Good luck with your shopping
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mfranklin posted 1 year ago.
cayman;72215 wrote:
btw, always post here first... we are the best! :D
i know that. thats what i get for figuring that i could post a bike question on a road bike forum :rolleyes:
ok people i posted this on another website but haven't gotten any replies as of yet. hopefully yall will be more helpful.
i am really new to riding. just got my first mtb about a month ago after not riding for almost 10yrs. anyway started riding alot and have started training for a triathlon. my question is which bike would yall recommend? i have it narrowed down to two; the cannondale synapse sport 4 and the KHS Flite 300. which ever one i get im gonna upgrade to clip less and add aero bars so thats not a concern. so what do yall think. (im leaning towards the cannondale)
for my first couple of years the biggest race i plan on doing is olympic distance if that helps at all.