Road Bike Regrets?

[indigoiis]

I went used, and regret not having a couple thousand to get a new one.

No really, I kept the mountain/hybrid, and still use it occasionally, but I much prefer the roadie.

My roadie has wider tires/wheels than most. It was built hybrid style. This was great at first but now I am looking at upgrading the wheels.

[uforgot]

I didn't "go" from one to the other. I had a hybrid, and then got a road bike. I still have the hybrid and it's my commuter. My road bike has clipless pedals and is intended for long weekend rides, but my commuter has two sided pedals, a more comfortable seat, racks and fenders and I can just hop on it, no matter how I'm dressed, to run errands or commute. I like having both, but I certainly am glad I don't have a road bike exclusively. Guess it depends on how you intend to use it.

There are also bikes that give you the best of both worlds, like a touring bike. I"m always going to the Rivendell pages just to dream, or you can look at LisaSh's bike on her site. Mmmmm....some day!

[Thorn]

No regrets about the road bike, either. I love the road bike. When I bought the hybrid I would never have believed that the road bike was more comfortable for long rides.

If I have a regret is that I wasn't reading these forums before I bought the road bike. Although I found a good bike shop and got a good bike, after learning so much here, I probably would have done a few things differently.

[TexanCzexican]

NO regrets about the road bike, but do have regrets about the mtb. Thought it'd be something I'd like, but no so much. Am working on switching it to a commuter.

[KnottedYet]

I have two "road" bikes (both are cyclocross bikes). One is a compact double and set up with clipless and narrower tires and a computer, no fenders/rack. It's my fast bike. The other is a triple and has full commuter kit and lights and wider tires and will soon have honkin' huge platform BMX pedals just cuz I like them.

Anything I'd've done with my hybrid I can do with my cx commuter. Except she's still too new for me to feel comfortable locking her up to an outside rack while I go grocery shopping. I fret...

[Zen]

What kind of riding do you do?
Do you commute?
How many miles per week do you ride?
Like Uforgot said, it depends on how you want to use it.