From a fitness bike to a racer

w2darren

i have a lappeire rcr 900 fitness bike, it seems to me to look very much like a racer with carbon frame, 700 * 25 tyre, it just has flat handle bars with bar ends, is the differnce huge between fitness - racer bikes. what i want is comfort, easy handling, smooth controls and speed,plus to look good. if i do change i have around 5000 euros so i really want to be sure. i plan to do be up 160 km by summer, i'm 44 and have been on the above bike for a year, , so may be if i do change i can use this bike for winter training. Any advice is welcome Thanks My local dealer was saying for the money i may be spending that a LOOK 586 or 595 dura ace custom built would be a good buy, plus they do the complet bike fitting. Also on this site i saw a Trek Modone 6.9 that belonged to pokerface, wow what a bike, how much me says??.

EKIMIKE

For 5000 Euros you CAN'T go wrong. You've pretty much got all the choice in the world with that budget too. There are differences between pure racing geometries and more relaxed 'sportive style' geometries. Try and get some test rides on both of these types of geometry to see what suits you best.