Road bike or Hybrid?

[aeiea]

Ahhhh I'm so happy for you!!!!!

Yayayayayayay so glad you are enjoying your new bike. I totally feel what you're going through right now. Every free second I get, it's "how much time can I get away with riding my bike before I have to do (whatever errand or job I need to do)"?

I adore the lightness. So used to the heavy mountain bike; loading into my car was something I dreaded. With the road bike, it's more like a quick little toss. So easy.

Interesting about the saddle choice. How did you come to choose it? I've never seen it before! (As you may know, I'm having issues with my saddle). What are the cons?

Yeah... my bike doesn't have a kickstand and i asked the LBS guy, and he said also said no to the kickstand. I'm happy to lean it.

[Tri Girl]

Congrats on your new bike, lakerider!!!! Your Trek is a beauty!!

I can't imagine how difficult it was to do your century on your mtn bike (apparently with under inflated tires).

Enjoy your new ride!

[uforgot]

A century on a mountain bike? I'm thinking with your beautiful Trek you can easily go 200 miles! Oh, you certainly deserve that gorgeous bike! Congrats.

[Zen]

Maybe I missed it with my speed reading but what model is that?

[staceysue]

Still loving your new road bike?

I LOVE mine! Love it, love it, love it, love it! Can't get enough of it!

After finding out how light my bike is, my husband said "Now I see why they don't put kickstands on these things - it'd double the weight!"

[Lakerider]

Interesting about the saddle choice. How did you come to choose it? I've never seen it before! (As you may know, I'm having issues with my saddle). What are the cons?

I was having alot of trouble with my saddles so I did some research online and found the Easy Seat. The only con I had was just getting it adjusted right and getting used to it, which didn't take long. Balancing feels a little different. Compared to my previous discomfort that was easy!

[Lakerider]

Maybe I missed it with my speed reading but what model is that?

It's a Trek Pilot. I bought it slightly used. It had maybe 100 miles on it.

[Yelsel]

Personally, I would recommend at least looking at the Giant hybrids/flat bar road bikes if you end up considering something other than a road bike. Many people like the Trek FX series but I think that the Giant geometry is more road bike and the FX. I could be totally wrong but as I compared the Giant FCR to the FX's (even the 2008s which is what I'm familiar with due to my research) the effective top tubes are longer, the seat/hand angles are bigger, the wheelbase is shorter and so is the chain stay. When I test road the FX I felt scrunched up and I immediately wanted my handlebars further out. It felt closer to being on a cruiser than a road bike. I did test a few road bikes as well so that I could approximate the feel on a hybrid.

So, this is just my experience from the researching and shopping that I did. Hope it helps.

+1 on the Giant flatbars as a more road setup. I consider the Giants to be similar to road flatbars brought out by most manufacturers for those that don't want drop bars, they've just brought them down into the sweet spot price-wise overlapping higher-end hybrids. I've always considered the FX geometry as midway between a typical hybrid and a road bike -- a very sporty hybrid as it were. Not to denigrate the FX line - I have two friends where the FX fit the budget and they love the bikes - this is really the best geometry bike for longer road riding in the $500 range. And it is great for people to have the option of a really nice sporty hybrid configuration at the higher end of the line. People should just know what they're getting is what they want, or something like that.

[Lisa Holman]

Lakerider, do you know the frame size on your new bike?