I'm about to buy my first road bike and i would appreciate some advice on which one of these bikes to go for. I'm looking at the following models:
Cannondale CAAD Optima 2 @ €830
Triban RC500 @ €710
Kross Vento 2.0 @ €620
Romet Huragan 3 @ €595
Today i visited 3 local bike stores and got all sorts of input on various entry level road bikes, with the above 4 being my options for now. I handled them all, sat on two of them, and if i'm honest, i'm none the wiser as to which to go for. They all seemed ok to me, but i'm a total novice so i cannot really tell the difference between them. The Cannondale is generally out of my budget, but one store was pushing it, they have it on sale from €1500 so it seems like a very good deal and i'm thinking maybe it is a class above the others on this list, but i really dont know???
Some info on me:
Male, 46 y.o., 183cm, 88kg. I have never ridden a road bike before and want to give it a go and see if i will take to it. I'm reluctant to spend more at this stage. I will ride on standard tarmac roads, there are plenty of routes around where i live. I'm also considering buying the Wahoo Kickr Core for indoor training and would use this bike for that also.
I'd really appreciate some input from experienced riders. Do you notice much if a difference between these bike models or are they all much of the same?
Thanks
Cannondale CAAD Optima 2 @ €830
Triban RC500 @ €710
Kross Vento 2.0 @ €620
Romet Huragan 3 @ €595
Today i visited 3 local bike stores and got all sorts of input on various entry level road bikes, with the above 4 being my options for now. I handled them all, sat on two of them, and if i'm honest, i'm none the wiser as to which to go for. They all seemed ok to me, but i'm a total novice so i cannot really tell the difference between them. The Cannondale is generally out of my budget, but one store was pushing it, they have it on sale from €1500 so it seems like a very good deal and i'm thinking maybe it is a class above the others on this list, but i really dont know???
Some info on me:
Male, 46 y.o., 183cm, 88kg. I have never ridden a road bike before and want to give it a go and see if i will take to it. I'm reluctant to spend more at this stage. I will ride on standard tarmac roads, there are plenty of routes around where i live. I'm also considering buying the Wahoo Kickr Core for indoor training and would use this bike for that also.
I'd really appreciate some input from experienced riders. Do you notice much if a difference between these bike models or are they all much of the same?
Thanks
