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    Jun 2009
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    Post I've had my hybrid just over a month.. already want a road bike!

    Any advice? I really like my hybrid (trek 7.2fx), I do enjoy riding it (a lot!)... and I put a lot of thought into what I wanted before I bought it, and I even tried a couple of road bikes when I went to my LBS, and wasn't super comfortable on them then (having not been on a bike much in the past 10 years) and I was worried a road bike may limit my ability to ride with my family if they wanted to all go on a ride at barks, bike paths, etc.. but now that I've been riding for 5 weeks I'm thinking that I might like a road bike better for longer distances (anything over about 15 miles, which I've only done twice on my hybrid). My major gripes with my hybrid are the lack of different hand positions (didn't initially think this would be as big of an issue as it is) and the more upright position contributes a LOT to wind resistance.. which is bad since we had a 15-30mph prevailing wind where I am... both of which are things I think a road bike would fix, plus I would probably be able to go faster/further in the time I have available to ride.

    I see the advantage to having more than one bike... I'd probably keep my hybrid no matter what.

    Is it crazy to consider another bike so soon? Should I wait longer and possibly save up more? If I bought now it would have to be used... but I'm the impatient type. The advantage I see to buying used now, is that I would have one to ride now, and figure out what I like/dislike about it, and I could still save and buy something better later, and just resell whatever I bought used for close to what I paid (I hope). It sounds reasonable in my head, anyways.
    Last edited by sarahspins; 06-25-2009 at 07:44 AM.

 

 

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