Binka
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- Location
- Lincoln, uk
I currently ride a recumbent trike but looking at getting back into uprights. I've got a specialized tricross in the shed but I'd like something a bit faster and also I think it's too big for me. I'm 5ft 2", the tricross is a men's bike and is 49cm and I find the reach a bit long. I sat on a Liv Avail xs small today and it felt a lot better.
I want the bike for zwift on a tubo trainer and group rides with the local club. I'm certainly never going to be looking at doing racing. I'd prioritize comfort/endurance so being able to go out for quite a few hours over extra speed. I broke my back in an accident a few years ago so am not looking for an overly sporty position.
I've been reading good things about the 105 groupset and would ideally like this but would be ok with a tiagra. The tricross has rim brakes which seem ok but disc brakes seem to be the thing now - are they worth paying extra for? Which should be more of a priority disc brakes or a 105 groupset because at my budget of around 1k I think it's one or the other. But I could maybe get finance and push the budget a bit. I also saw an Avail AR today with tubeless tyres which sound amazing. But the guy in the shop suggested that with it being a gravel bike rather than a road bike it wasn't what I was looking for and I'd just be replicating the Tricross.....but I am thinking of selling the Tricross. But is the geometry not suitable or something for road bike use, or are the tyres to wide/slow to keep up with a group ride well?
Anything else I could be looking at from Trek, Specialized, etc?
Thanks
I want the bike for zwift on a tubo trainer and group rides with the local club. I'm certainly never going to be looking at doing racing. I'd prioritize comfort/endurance so being able to go out for quite a few hours over extra speed. I broke my back in an accident a few years ago so am not looking for an overly sporty position.
I've been reading good things about the 105 groupset and would ideally like this but would be ok with a tiagra. The tricross has rim brakes which seem ok but disc brakes seem to be the thing now - are they worth paying extra for? Which should be more of a priority disc brakes or a 105 groupset because at my budget of around 1k I think it's one or the other. But I could maybe get finance and push the budget a bit. I also saw an Avail AR today with tubeless tyres which sound amazing. But the guy in the shop suggested that with it being a gravel bike rather than a road bike it wasn't what I was looking for and I'd just be replicating the Tricross.....but I am thinking of selling the Tricross. But is the geometry not suitable or something for road bike use, or are the tyres to wide/slow to keep up with a group ride well?
Anything else I could be looking at from Trek, Specialized, etc?
Thanks