My first road bike was a Trek 1000 WSD. My main justification for upgrading was that the frame was too small. It was a 51 and I was pretty cramped on it. I rode her for two seasons and put about 6,000 miles on her.
Now I'm riding a 54 cm Trek Madone 4.7 WSD. She's almost a year old already and I absolutely love her! But now that I've had two road bikes and I can compare, I must say that the Trek 1000 was really a wonderful bike. I like the carbon frame on my 4.7 a lot, but the aluminum was pretty nice too. The two things I really notice (and appreciate) about my upgrade are the better fit and the Ultegra components. Ultegra shifting is much smoother and more reliable (I dropped my chain all the time on my 1000). The one thing I do not like about my upgrade is trying to keep her clean (she's white...pretty but not too practical).
I am telling myself that my next upgrade will be in five years when I turn 40
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11-08-2009, 03:18 PM #1
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11-09-2009, 04:22 AM #2
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Oh, sure. I got my first road bike in 1983. It was a Univega Gran Turismo, and I wish that I had held on to it. It was a classic touring bike. It took me through France when I was 15 years old.
After that, I started racing and I got a speedy red Fuji. I don't remember the model. I didn't have it for too long; it was stolen.
Then I got a top-of-the-line (for the time) Centurion. It was aluminum, and there were very few aluminum bikes back then. I rode it in races for a few years and then sold it.
I then got a used 1983 Vitus in 1989. The Vitus bikes are aluminum and from France. They are pretty unique and classic. I wasn't racing much anymore, and that bike never fit me. I rode it until 2005, when I was involved in a serious crash and broke the frame.
That triggered getting my beloved Luna. It was my first new road bike in a very long time. I had bought a Jamis Coda for commuting in 2003. I love my Luna--I can't say enough good things about it.
In 2008 I got a Bike Friday Pocket Rocket Pro. This is in addition to my Luna. I take the Bike Friday to places where my Luna won't fit, like on an airplane and in the way back of my little bitty car. It's great.
That's it. I don't expect to get any new bikes for a while. I'm all set.
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