New to road..

wrighty43
wrighty43 Posts: 44
edited April 2009 in Road beginners
Well i would say i am a "hardened" mountain biker and spend a fair bit on bikes / parts etc... but seen as my family is being started i can see (and have already seen) my cash flow that goes into bike stuff decrease, and also the time.... so because i like keeping fit from cycling i am considering getting into road cycling ....

So i was wondering how much would i have to spend for a half decent bike and anything else i will need to get started ..... i presume i would probs have to get some new clipless shoes and new jerseys etc....

any rough price estimates would be good (my partner says i cannot spend over £1000 on this bike as she was less than pleased at my last purchase)...

any recommendations on bikes would also be awesome..

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  • roger_merriman
    roger_merriman Posts: 6,165
    if you use clipless already you can use SPD on road, you can get a half decent roadie for £400/£500 ish.

    i'm another who has if not moved over at least road is my main bike, the only gotcha is brakes on a wet day road brakes are not impressive.

    but the speed of a roadie is great. and in many ways the more simple? at least in some forms.

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