New Road Bike

[Angelfishsolo]

Enjoy!!

Rather than upgrade i would keep it as a back up bike, to upgrade the bike will cost a fair bit if you want to change to STI shifters as you are are going to need a new rear mech,shifters, maybe a new wheel as it might be screw on rather than cassette gears? etc etc,

The STI shifters alone are going to set you back the best part of £100 ish

It would probably work out cheaper to go to decathlon and get their entry level bike with all this for £300

Cheers for that. I think I will be able to live with the shifters as I plan to ride on the flats most of the time of hoods when I want to cover the brakes

 

[Sonofpear]

Looks like a canny little bike. How come your moving to the roads? Just fancy a bit of a change?
What kinda groupset does it have?

 

[Angelfishsolo]

Looks like a canny little bike. How come your moving to the roads? Just fancy a bit of a change?
What kinda groupset does it have?

Yes fancied a change. It has Shimano A050 mechs so very entry level . I must say I do like the look of her. Trying to think of a name now

 

[Sonofpear]

Seems pretty good for the price. Get a better pic up.
Happy riding mate.

 

[Angelfishsolo]

Seems pretty good for the price. Get a better pic up.
Happy riding mate.

I will try and get a better pic tomorrow. Trouble is I have either my pone or my Canon DSLR and that is a bit big to carry on a cycle trip.

 

[fossyant]

Oh, welcome to the dark side. 23mm isn't thin - it's the correct size !

 

[Angelfishsolo]

Oh, welcome to the dark side. 23mm isn't thin - it's the correct size !

Thank you. How do I know if I can fit wider tyres if I feel I need them?

 

[Mark_Robson]

OK. First little trip. Initial reactions. My gods the bars are narrow. The brakes are not as good as disk brakes. Rolls wonderfully and gear changing is smooth. Saddle is as good as the one on my MTB Riding on the hoods seems optimal if I am not worried about changing gear, the flats are the easiest position for me at the moment. Will take some getting used to but I am very happy with it

Your initial impressions are totally normal. Give it a month and you'll be saying "christ the bars are wide on my MTB and it weighs a tonne"

Enjoy your journey into the lycra clad dark side of cycling.

BTW you wont need wider tyres. Trust me!

 

[Hip Priest]

Congratulations mate, it looks great.

This is why I bough cheap. I won;t feel so bad if I don;t like it but will have lots of fun making it a better bike if I do

I'm similar. I want a road bike, but want to make sure I like riding drops before I take the plunge. Was gonna buy cheap, but my father-in-law has told me I can borrow his old Peugeot racer for a while. Result!

 

[Angelfishsolo]

Your initial impressions are totally normal. Give it a month and you'll be saying "christ the bars are wide on my MTB and it weighs a tonne"

Enjoy your journey into the lycra clad dark side of cycling.

Cheers mate. I'm sure I will get used to it. I plan to go for a longish ride on quite roads tomorrow. Just realised I need to buy new spare inner tubes though. No pont carrying my MTB ones with me. I may let the darkside down a bit as I still plan to carry a CamelBak :whistle;

 

[Angelfishsolo]

Congratulations mate, it looks great.



I'm similar. I want a road bike, but want to make sure I like riding drops before I take the plunge. Was gonna buy cheap, but my father-in-law has told me I can borrow his old Peugeot racer for a while. Result!

Lucky for you. Was looking at a few Pugs on Ebay - They look great.

 

[uphillstruggler]

I have to say that it looks great for that cost, at that price, you can rag it for a year and upgrade the whole thing if you really get into wearing tight cycling gear.

 

[Angelfishsolo]

I have to say that it looks great for that cost, at that price, you can rag it for a year and upgrade the whole thing if you really get into wearing tight cycling gear.

I already wear the tight lycra on my MTB
Glad you like the look of it. Want to get yellow tyres for it soon

 

[uphillstruggler]

I reckon by the end of the year, that 200 quid bike will have cost you double in bling!

 

[Angelfishsolo]

I reckon by the end of the year, that 200 quid bike will have cost you double in bling!

Well just tyres and pedals so far