In the 70's I did a lot of road biking, couple Iron Mans, a lot of charity rides, in short, I was on my bike a lot - probably like most of you are now. The bike I rode was a Lambert (of the fork of death fame). OK bike, I upgraded most components to Campi or Suntour before I was done. The bike was light and very fast by the standards of the day.
I migrated into other sports and got married and left my biking days behind.
Fast-forward 30 years. I am 56 years old, 5'11" and 260lbs (down from 282, I might add). I decided to renew my cycling interest, mostly for the workout. I figured I would just take it easy on a nice comfortable hybrid and put a few miles on here and there to get the heart pumping and shed a few lbs. I didn't care too much about speed or performance so I bought a middle of the line bike for around $800.
But no, the beast within me awoke again and now after about 1500 miles this year I'm missing the speed and response of a true road bike.
So now my question to the group: I will look at moving into another road bike ether this fall, or next spring when pricing is attractive. I want a bike that will get me there and will perform on all aspects of a road trip (not so much touring), maybe 50 to 100 miles per day, and I want somthing that will be up to the task both winding around curvy trails and pounding up hills. I will spend in the neighborhood of 2k to 2.5k. I am not interested in racing.
Any suggestions on brands/models that I should not overlook?
What are your opinions on buying used bikes on Craigslist or Ebay?
Thanks
I migrated into other sports and got married and left my biking days behind.
Fast-forward 30 years. I am 56 years old, 5'11" and 260lbs (down from 282, I might add). I decided to renew my cycling interest, mostly for the workout. I figured I would just take it easy on a nice comfortable hybrid and put a few miles on here and there to get the heart pumping and shed a few lbs. I didn't care too much about speed or performance so I bought a middle of the line bike for around $800.
But no, the beast within me awoke again and now after about 1500 miles this year I'm missing the speed and response of a true road bike.
So now my question to the group: I will look at moving into another road bike ether this fall, or next spring when pricing is attractive. I want a bike that will get me there and will perform on all aspects of a road trip (not so much touring), maybe 50 to 100 miles per day, and I want somthing that will be up to the task both winding around curvy trails and pounding up hills. I will spend in the neighborhood of 2k to 2.5k. I am not interested in racing.
Any suggestions on brands/models that I should not overlook?
What are your opinions on buying used bikes on Craigslist or Ebay?
Thanks