Help?!
I've really got the cycling bug having not done it for 20+ years until this May. I've gone from a 3.5km commute to as much as a 74km ride last weekend on my hybrid bike.
I now know that I need a road bike. I might miss the fairly regular tow paths but making those climbs easier and the general pace faster will more than make up for it.
There are so many different types out there though that I'm struggling to figure out what would suit me. I'm short and overweight (but improving) and have never even sat on a road bike. I'm concerned about the geometry given those facts. Am I right to be looking at an endurance bike rather than an aero bike? I presume I don't want one classed as a race bike? Different manufacturers seem to give their bikes different classifications.
Have been looking at bikes like Trek Domane/Ribble Endurance/Canyon Endurace but really am not decided on anything. I feel like I want something light but continuing to lose some of my body weight would certainly help more so don't need to take this to the extreme. I'm willing to spend around the £2k mark if it is beneficial to - tell me if this is daft and I should start off with something cheaper please.
Also not sure whether I need to buy new or can get something better with low use off eBay - surely there will be a lot of lockdown bikes going unused that will appear in the coming months. Or perhaps I need a proper fitting. I don't know.
Advice appreciated as I don't have any friends who ride and am going this alone.
I've really got the cycling bug having not done it for 20+ years until this May. I've gone from a 3.5km commute to as much as a 74km ride last weekend on my hybrid bike.
I now know that I need a road bike. I might miss the fairly regular tow paths but making those climbs easier and the general pace faster will more than make up for it.
There are so many different types out there though that I'm struggling to figure out what would suit me. I'm short and overweight (but improving) and have never even sat on a road bike. I'm concerned about the geometry given those facts. Am I right to be looking at an endurance bike rather than an aero bike? I presume I don't want one classed as a race bike? Different manufacturers seem to give their bikes different classifications.
Have been looking at bikes like Trek Domane/Ribble Endurance/Canyon Endurace but really am not decided on anything. I feel like I want something light but continuing to lose some of my body weight would certainly help more so don't need to take this to the extreme. I'm willing to spend around the £2k mark if it is beneficial to - tell me if this is daft and I should start off with something cheaper please.
Also not sure whether I need to buy new or can get something better with low use off eBay - surely there will be a lot of lockdown bikes going unused that will appear in the coming months. Or perhaps I need a proper fitting. I don't know.
Advice appreciated as I don't have any friends who ride and am going this alone.
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