tjw_78
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- Location
- Winnersh, Berks
As outlined in several other posts, I’m looking to get a racing bike, mainly for fitness and training. Although new to cycling (got a MTB in Jan and loving it), I’m pretty fit and ambitious, and don’t want to waste my money on something cheap and cheerful, and want to jump in, if not the deep-end, then at deep as I can go.
50 weeks of the year I’m fairly sure a stand-racing bike will suit me fine. But the other 2 weeks I can see myself joining a couple of friends and doing something long-distance like cycling to Paris for the w/e or something. At that time, can I load up my shiny new road bike with all the luggage I need for a week or not – this might be a silly question, but do road bikes take panniers? Or what are the alternatives?
I’m not going to get a tourer as I want a racing bike for the majority or the year, and I can’t justify owing 3 bikes.
Just had an unenlightening chat with an assistant in Evans during my lunch break and I’m none the wiser. As far as I could see the Specialised Allez didn’t have fittings, but Trek and Jamis did seem to on their racing bikes in my price range, which is, by the way, somewhere between £500 and £1000 (probably in the £750-£800 ultimately, but it depends)
50 weeks of the year I’m fairly sure a stand-racing bike will suit me fine. But the other 2 weeks I can see myself joining a couple of friends and doing something long-distance like cycling to Paris for the w/e or something. At that time, can I load up my shiny new road bike with all the luggage I need for a week or not – this might be a silly question, but do road bikes take panniers? Or what are the alternatives?
I’m not going to get a tourer as I want a racing bike for the majority or the year, and I can’t justify owing 3 bikes.
Just had an unenlightening chat with an assistant in Evans during my lunch break and I’m none the wiser. As far as I could see the Specialised Allez didn’t have fittings, but Trek and Jamis did seem to on their racing bikes in my price range, which is, by the way, somewhere between £500 and £1000 (probably in the £750-£800 ultimately, but it depends)