Entry-level road race bike?
Open ended question: I am planning on racing next season with a cat 4 women's team - a few crits and some longer road races with climbs. I have my dream bike already (Orbea Diva '08) - and I don't want to crash her.
What bike would serve me as my experimental race bike? It has to be light, probably aluminum, with mid-level replaceable components. It will also be my rain bike in training rides.
I am able to get a slight employee discount on Specialized, Scott, K2, and Schwinn, but I want to widen my search and also look at used bikes.
Any ideas, ladies?
Ooooh, interesting thread...JUST my question too
Do yall think I could transform my Bianchi into one of these? http://www.bianchiusa.com/08_lei_elena.html
Switching out to a standard double, (new left shifter too) and getting some snazzy wheels....
I will not be taking my nice new Look 585 to the crits I'm thinking about doing this summer....
Whatcha think?