Hi all,
I feel cheeky for dominating the forum with too many threads but I wanted your opinion. I have been cycling since I can remember and have commuted on roads for a long time, but I have only ever ridden MTBs or hybrids other than the odd go on a mate's road bike or a day or two on holiday. A recent health drive has made me quit smoking, eat more healthily and up my cycling a lot. I am a couple of months in and riding 100 - 200 miles a week on roads on a MTB on slicks with flat bars and flat pedals.
Looking to up my training I have decided that a road bike is the way to go having become obsessed with road cycling - something I never saw happening when I used to spend my time downhilling. I have looked at a few bikes around the £1500 - £2000 range and like the look of the Cube Agree GTC Race, but as a mature student I will have to save for quite a while before I could afford it, probably after I've worked all summer.
Do you think it worthwhile to get a £200 secondhand road bike off gumtree to get used to drop handlebars and clipless pedals in the meantime or just hang on to that money to go towards the nicer bike? The other option I've thought of is buying the SPD Sls and shoes now and using them on my MTB with slicks in the meantime. I am limited by space as I have to keep them in the flat due to previous bikes being stolen from the bike store, and I doubt my girlfriend will let me keep more than two bikes so ultimately would keep the MTB and nicer road bike (ruling out any option of keeping the cheaper road bike as a winter trainer).
