Fuji Ace as first road bike?
arewenotmen
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Hi,
I'm doing about 100 miles a week commuting by road on a mountain bike, which is still great fun but can't be the most efficient way to get around. I also do maybe 60 at the weekend on trails, so changing tyres/wheels & chain would be a pain, and wouldn't solve problems like unsuited gear ratios.
This makes me think I should get a road bike as well, but I've never even ridden one, so I've no idea if I'd enjoy it. I figure I should get hold of a cheapish one to try out before I spend silly money.
Someone at work's offering an 'as new' Fuji Ace for £275. This is a little outside my budget for this experiment, but I could probably do it.
What do you think, to that specifically and the idea in general? Any suggestions?
Cheers,
Rob
I'm doing about 100 miles a week commuting by road on a mountain bike, which is still great fun but can't be the most efficient way to get around. I also do maybe 60 at the weekend on trails, so changing tyres/wheels & chain would be a pain, and wouldn't solve problems like unsuited gear ratios.
This makes me think I should get a road bike as well, but I've never even ridden one, so I've no idea if I'd enjoy it. I figure I should get hold of a cheapish one to try out before I spend silly money.
Someone at work's offering an 'as new' Fuji Ace for £275. This is a little outside my budget for this experiment, but I could probably do it.
What do you think, to that specifically and the idea in general? Any suggestions?
Cheers,
Rob
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Be as cheeky as you can... and ask for an extended test ride. Ask him if it would be possible to ride it for a week, or even 3 days.
This is of course, assuming it is somewhere near the right size for you! If it isn't, don't. I'm guessing it might put you off road bikes for a long time if you got to home/work with aches and pains!
A decent road bike for £275 sounds okay... quick google suggests that it's US RRP is about $600, so £275 sounds a lot to me. Couldn't find specs to take a peek.0 -
If US rrp is 600$ ex tax, the UK rrp is probably around 500 pounds inc tax.
Another idea would be to try and get hold of a second hand touring bike like a Dawes Galaxy.0 -
Price looks on the high side to me!d.j.
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Swannie wrote:Be as cheeky as you can... and ask for an extended test ride. Ask him if it would be possible to ride it for a week, or even 3 days.
haha, I can picture the look on his face if you returned it after a week saying you're not interested! I think for buying a £275 bike, a spin up and down the road is pretty much what is expected. "Can I take it home for a week to see how I get one?" ...."erm, no."
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