New bike before or after tour

[Markymark]

Planning in a big upgrade to my road bike and will be a massive improvement. It is a similar frame position but better brakes, gears and decoupling.

I'm planning on a mini 3 day tour in 5 weeks. Should I order the new bike and use that assuming it only comes a couple of weeks before or is that a bit risky as I'll not be used to it? Or should I get it for later in the year?

 

[Rooster1]

NOW!!!!!

 

[Markymark]

What's decoupling?

Anyway. Get it now.

This.

 

[Milkfloat]

Should you not do both? A new one before tour and then after.

 

[Dave 123]

As @Milkfloat says, do both.
And what is the new one then?

 

[Markymark]

As @Milkfloat says, do both.
And what is the new one then?

I thought about both but I'll never want to use my old one and my shed is running out of space!!

 

[Saluki]

You will have problems going cycle touring without a bike so my vote is for getting the bike first.

 

[Markymark]

You will have problems going cycle touring without a bike so my vote is for getting the bike first.

I reckon I could run and still keep up with half you lot!

 

[Saluki]

I reckon I could run and still keep up with half you lot!

Ah but can you run for as long as us slowcoaches can ride for

 

[smutchin]

I did LEJOG last year on a bike I'd never ridden before. It was mostly fine, the only thing I would do differently with the benefit of hindsight is change the saddle...

If you're confident the new bike will be a good fit, go for it.

 

[mjr]

Get it now, but be ready to fall back to the old bike if the new one doesn't feel comfortable enough soon enough.

 

[cyberknight]

I did LEJOG last year on a bike I'd never ridden before. It was mostly fine, the only thing I would do differently with the benefit of hindsight is change the saddle...

If you're confident the new bike will be a good fit, go for it.

Took me 4 rides to get my set up dialled in on the new bike taking into account saddle an stem alteration .

 

[Markymark]

It is the same frame shape as my current (Trek domane) so hopefully not much difference.

 

[cyberknight]

It is the same frame shape as my current (Trek domane) so hopefully not much difference.

my new bike has same geometry but different width saddle and reach on the bars , definitely a less racy set up which is odd .

 

[Markymark]

My friends husband who was really fit used to train like this. He would run for say 20 miles and she would ride the bike next to him.

Is he Rocky?