Should an old fart buy a road bike

[derrick]

Tell me more ......do you mean price or bike ?

Not my colour or groupset. The Argons are more up my street,

 

[woodbutcher]

Not my colour or groupset. The Argons are more up my street, View attachment 498767

Looks great, what sort of money would you expect to pay ?

 

[derrick]

Looks great, what sort of money would you expect to pay ?

Think that one is about £2700.00.
But if i was buying a new bike i would just buy the frame and build it up myself.

 

[woodbutcher]

Think that one is about £2700.00.
But if i was buying a new bike i would just buy the frame and build it up myself.

well its an interesting thought but l would have to ride one or at least see one in the flesh because that sort of money would keep me in vintage French classic bikes for a year or two

 

[derrick]

well its an interesting thought but l would have to ride one or at least see one in the flesh because that sort of money would keep me in vintage French classic bikes for a year or two

Have built three of them up.Really nicely finished frame. But yes you do need to ride any bike before you buy. Good luck with what ever you buy.

 

[antnee]

Well in your first post you ask "Am I a bit old for a road bike" well take it from me your not I'm 73 this year and still manage to do a bit more so in the better weather I started with an aluminum framed bike a cheap £315 Btwin in 2013 and now got a carbon Planet X ultegra 11 speed in a sale for £850 and haven't looked back ok my pace is quite slow average 14-15 mph and try and do a few longer trips in the summer 60-80 miles And Apart from some of the hills which always seem to have that one steep bit on them! I find it really enjoyable so get on and go for it I priced the cost of buiding a bike up and found by the time you have got all the bits its just as much fun shopping around to find the bike as near as you want off the shelf after ll you can always find mods to do on any bike you get. enjoy it

 

[woodbutcher]

Well in your first post you ask "Am I a bit old for a road bike" well take it from me your not I'm 73 this year and still manage to do a bit more so in the better weather I started with an aluminum framed bike a cheap £315 Btwin in 2013 and now got a carbon Planet X ultegra 11 speed in a sale for £850 and haven't looked back ok my pace is quite slow average 14-15 mph and try and do a few longer trips in the summer 60-80 miles And Apart from some of the hills which always seem to have that one steep bit on them! I find it really enjoyable so get on and go for it I priced the cost of buiding a bike up and found by the time you have got all the bits its just as much fun shopping around to find the bike as near as you want off the shelf after ll you can always find mods to do on any bike you get. enjoy it

Well put sir ! After all is said and done, the important thing is just to ride and enjoy the ride no matter what type of bike !

 

[hatler]

Good time of year to get a lighty used road bike or last year's model reduced in the sales. Compact chainset with an 11-32 cassette on the back for hills.
You could go for classy Ti from the lovely chaps at Spa in Harrogate
https://www.spacycles.co.uk/m1b0s221p862/SABBATH-End-of-Year-Offer-Silk-Road-105
Go for it if funds allow

That is astonishingly good value.

 

[Smudge]

I would say ride a few different sorts of road bikes, they do vary in fit & feel, then decide which (if any) you'd like to own.
No one on here will know what you want better than you do yourself.

 

[taximan]

Hi guys, Thanks for your thoughts which in turn have given me food for thought. One thing in particular set me thinking about how I would feel about losing any money paid for a bike if for any reason I lost it. well the answer is simple, I would not be at all happy. As I mentioned earlier I have my Hugh Porter which I do use quite a lot and together with my touring bike which I use for camping trips in the warmer weather, I think my cycling needs are covered. As for the BSO. I will keep it but keep an eye open for a better road bike if I can find one at a bargain price.

 

[Globalti]

What size bike do you ride or how tall are you? Somebody on here might offer you a bike for reasonable money.