Carbon Or Not...

[vickster]

^^^ This I have no speed issues downhill, then again I am a coward and won't go much more than 30mph... I also don't do much more than 3mph up hills

 

[Keenbfb]

Most of the lads in my CC are on bikes that cost more than my car, super light carbon frames Di2 gearing etc. They all have to pedal like crazy to keep up with me free wheeling on a decent downhill section, I've seen speeds in excess of 50mph before I've chickened out and applied the brakes, whats this super bike I'm on I hear you asking??? It's a £500 Halfords jobbie a called Carrera Vanquish, as others have said it's all about the person sat on the bike rather than the bike under them, you won't need to worry about the bike spec and saving a gram or two here and there until Sky phone you and ask you to stand in for wiggins.

 

[SteCenturion]

Most of the lads in my CC are on bikes that cost more than my car, super light carbon frames Di2 gearing etc. They all have to pedal like crazy to keep up with me free wheeling on a decent downhill section, I've seen speeds in excess of 50mph before I've chickened out and applied the brakes, whats this super bike I'm on I hear you asking??? It's a £500 Halfords jobbie a called Carrera Vanquish, as others have said it's all about the person sat on the bike rather than the bike under them, you won't need to worry about the bike spec and saving a gram or two here and there until Sky phone you and ask you to stand in for wiggins.

I seem to remember a book by the once popular American drugs cheat formerly known as Lance.

"It's not about the bike"

So spot on @Keenbfb

 

[VamP]

Yeah because bike racing is all about who can freewheel the fastest.

 

[Kies]

a buddy started on a Halfords tdf costing £299, and i was on my Defy - 8 months later he could and still leaves me for dust. It really isn't about the bike, but the engine

 

[swiftylee]

many thanks all managed to pick up a mint defy composite 3 2013 model for £530 today

 

[Shut Up Legs]

Carbon could be quicker for you. I've spent the last 5 years commuting on a 15kg touring bike, with my commute being 30km each way, and the few times I've ridden my relatively new road bike (I only bought it 14 months ago) on the commute, my times were definitely shorter. But I do have a fairly hilly commute, with the round-trip commute having about 800m climbing.