Mis buy

[double0jedi]

I spent ages looking for the right road bike. I wanted something faster than my mountain bike to get to work on. I spent a good few weeks reading reviews of bikes in my price range, both new and second hand.
Finally found something that ticked all the boxes, a felt z95. Secondhand sale and the bike is in very good condition, can't fault it. Problem is can't say I like it either!
Don't get me wrong, I did test it and a few others. I thought that the difference I felt was because it was such a different type of bike, which obviously it is but maybe a road bike just isn't for me.
Feel gutted as, like most of us I don't have money to burn.
Has anyone else brought a bike they really regret?

 

[vickster]

Yes, a specialized Sirrus that I bought to replace one that was stolen, I sold it within 6 months and bought a road bike

What is it that you don't like about the roadbike? You could convert to flat bars and recoup some money selling the STIs and bars

 

[HarryTheDog]

How much have you used it? It may take you a while to get used to it, my missus did not like her road bike until she had used it for a few months, now she loves it.
what dont you like about it?
Yes I have bought mistake bikes when I was new to cycling, I manged to buy 2 secondhand steel bikes both too big for me I as too I was too inexperienced at the time to realise.

 

[double0jedi]

It just feels so small. I spent ages looking at size charts and even got fitted at a couple of lbs to confirm the size. But compared to my mountain bike it feels tiny.

Maybe it will just take a while to get used to.
It hasn't been very long at all to be fair.

 

[Garry A]

Love both of my bikes. No regrets. Hybrid and road

 

[Heigue'r]

It just feels so small. I spent ages looking at size charts and even got fitted at a couple of lbs to confirm the size. But compared to my mountain bike it feels tiny.

Maybe it will just take a while to get used to.
It hasn't been very long at all to be fair.

I have the same problem but the other way around.my mountain bike feels massive compared to my road bike.both are a great fit for me and feel right.give it time perhaps.

 

[Elswick Cotterpin]

Out of interest, how tall are you and what size frame did you get? It's probably just a matter of getting used to it. If you feel cramped on it you might try a longer stem, move the saddle back, if you haven't already. Sometimes small adjustments can change the feel of the bike.

I'd always wanted a Dawes Galaxy, bought one finally umpteen years ago; didn't hate it, just didn't like it. Lovely bike, built like a tank, it would probably go anywhere, couldn't take to it at all. Sold it on, eventually. It happens.

 

[cyberknight]

As others have said it could be a fit issue , might be worth posting a piccie side on of you on the bike for any suggestions people could help?
Many people going from MTB to road find it to low at the front and flip /replace the stem with a riser one to make the bars higher .

 

[Drago]

Yes, Spesh Carve 29. Didn't warm to it at all, and felt quite critical of a few points. Since then I won't touch a new bike I can't ride beforehand.

I also tried the Felt Zs, didn't feel quite right to me. In the end I plumped for the Felt F series, which despite being nominally more regular road bikes in terms of geometry etc still felt quite relaxed to my ageing and crumbling body.

 

[gbb]

My Trek 7.1 hybrid. Hated it after I brought it but I know why. ..I'd set out for a roadbike, couldn't find one at that pricepoint and compromised...a big mistake at the time.
It's become a trusty all rounder...eventually,I think for the fist 3 or 4 years it hardly got used.
I don't think that relates to your experience though double0jedi..just shows its not always a smooth process, especially when you're dipping a toe into the pools so's to speak
Give it time I'd say, relax and enjoy it.

 

[Milkfloat]

My partial regret was one of these - http://www.trekbikes.com/uk/en/bike...etails?url=uk/en/bikes/2005/archive/trek/1200

I hated it, could never get comfortable, or to put it another way - was in constant pain within seconds of getting aboard. It lasted about 6 months before I sold it on at a small profit.

 

[MattDB]

I bought a felt f95 - love it. I do wonder if the f would have been kinder to my lower back but we're inseparable.

Strangely if I try to ride an MTB it feels incredibly strange.

 

[russ.will]

I've just gone the other way and my MTB feels like riding a horse. I guess it will take a while and fiddling to get me comfortable, but without a shadow of a doubt, a change of saddle.

After 500 miles and progressively smaller tweaks here and there, the road bike feels like a comfy old slipper that just goes and goes.It takes time.

Russell

 

[Accy cyclist]

I can't say i've regretted buying a bike because of how the bike turns out, but i've often regretted not buying the bike that was second on my must have list, because i never got to see how it turned out.

 

[MichaelW2]

A good used bike will hold it's value and you may even get more for it, so unlike a new bike, you haven't lost any money.
Find out exactly why this bike doesn't fit you.
If your MTB was set up as a racy XC style, then your roadbike should approximate this position on thebrake hoods.
Take a tape measure and plumb line to your MTB and roadbike. Plot the points of contact on graph paper (ie eliminate all angles)
Note crank length and bar width.