Hi all
Been reading this forum for a while but never posted before so hello all.
I was after a bit of advice if possible. I have recently got very into cycling. Currently ride a mountain bike but dont do off roading. Road biking only so im about to buy my first road bike but am a little unsure on gears. The 3 that i am looking at and have bneen recommended to me at my local Evans store are the Trek 1.1, Specialized Secteur and Specialized Allez 16, with the Trek being the one that im leaning towards. My only uncertainty is how many gears to get. The Trek only has 2 rings on the front whilst the Sectuer has 3. I live in somerset so will have hills to tackle and am aiming to gradually get into doing long rides and im worried about getting the Trek 1.1 and finding that i do not have enough high or low gears.
Can anyone offer any help to a confused beginner? Should i go for 2 or 3? I really want the Trek but dont want to be left with too few gears and either struggle on big hills or not be able to have a big enough gear to reach high speeds on the flat?
Thanks for any help anyone can give.
Been reading this forum for a while but never posted before so hello all.
I was after a bit of advice if possible. I have recently got very into cycling. Currently ride a mountain bike but dont do off roading. Road biking only so im about to buy my first road bike but am a little unsure on gears. The 3 that i am looking at and have bneen recommended to me at my local Evans store are the Trek 1.1, Specialized Secteur and Specialized Allez 16, with the Trek being the one that im leaning towards. My only uncertainty is how many gears to get. The Trek only has 2 rings on the front whilst the Sectuer has 3. I live in somerset so will have hills to tackle and am aiming to gradually get into doing long rides and im worried about getting the Trek 1.1 and finding that i do not have enough high or low gears.
Can anyone offer any help to a confused beginner? Should i go for 2 or 3? I really want the Trek but dont want to be left with too few gears and either struggle on big hills or not be able to have a big enough gear to reach high speeds on the flat?
Thanks for any help anyone can give.