Hello everyone,
I'm in the market for a new bike. I've had my trek 2000 for 15 years and it's always been too large for me. Last couple of years I've been gotten a lot more into biking. I'm looking at 3 different options currently, going back and forth and and having a hard time on which one would be best.
I'm 5'7, 38yo, 150lbs . I like speed and the racing aspect of riding more than just cruising but want something that's comfortable as well. My current Trek is causing me upper back/shoulder pain and tightness when I ride but I think it's because is is a 58cm frame.
Below are the bikes that I'm looking at. My initial budget was around 1200 but when I went to the local bike shop (Kozys), they talked me up to the Cannondale Synapse 105 disc for around 1800.00 But I also found used, a Scott Addict with Tiagra for 1400.00 and a much older Cervelo Soloist with 105 for 1200.00. LINKS to bikes are below.
Any advice would be much appreciated!
https://chicago.craigslist.org/wcl/bik/d/melrose-park-scott-addict-disc-carbon/7272752100.html
https://www.kozy.com/product/cannondale-synapse-105-pre-order-383537-1.htm
https://chicago.craigslist.org/nwc/bik/d/palatine-cervelo-carbon-soloist/7264899229.html
I'm in the market for a new bike. I've had my trek 2000 for 15 years and it's always been too large for me. Last couple of years I've been gotten a lot more into biking. I'm looking at 3 different options currently, going back and forth and and having a hard time on which one would be best.
I'm 5'7, 38yo, 150lbs . I like speed and the racing aspect of riding more than just cruising but want something that's comfortable as well. My current Trek is causing me upper back/shoulder pain and tightness when I ride but I think it's because is is a 58cm frame.
Below are the bikes that I'm looking at. My initial budget was around 1200 but when I went to the local bike shop (Kozys), they talked me up to the Cannondale Synapse 105 disc for around 1800.00 But I also found used, a Scott Addict with Tiagra for 1400.00 and a much older Cervelo Soloist with 105 for 1200.00. LINKS to bikes are below.
Any advice would be much appreciated!
https://chicago.craigslist.org/wcl/bik/d/melrose-park-scott-addict-disc-carbon/7272752100.html
https://www.kozy.com/product/cannondale-synapse-105-pre-order-383537-1.htm
https://chicago.craigslist.org/nwc/bik/d/palatine-cervelo-carbon-soloist/7264899229.html