this a gd bike for racing??

masterchef
masterchef Posts: 202
edited August 2010 in Road beginners
http://www.bikeradar.com/gear/category/ ... n-10-36958

as most of you know i started a thread saying im going to start racin and this bike has alot of reviews but i just wanted to know if this is a gd bike
best bike: raleigh avanti U6 carbon comp
10m tt pb:23:42.
25m tt pb: 1h 2min( only done 2)

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  • thel33ter
    thel33ter Posts: 2,684
    Yes
    And now you know, and knowing is half the battle
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  • masterchef
    masterchef Posts: 202
    thx:)
    best bike: raleigh avanti U6 carbon comp
    10m tt pb:23:42.
    25m tt pb: 1h 2min( only done 2)
  • softlad
    softlad Posts: 3,513
    tbh - pretty much any drop-bar road bike can be raced - racing has more to do with pushing the pedals than it does about what bike you ride...
  • sm72
    sm72 Posts: 7
    yes...but bear in mind most 4th cat races are prone for crashes as the lack of bunch riding experiance and over exuberance..so perhaps use your current bike to start?

    As a certain texan said "its not about the bike"





    BTW..i raced with my old aly trek with no bother...
  • cougie
    cougie Posts: 22,512
    +1 on 'use your old bike to begin with'
  • redddraggon
    redddraggon Posts: 10,862
    Read this thread for the woes of crashing and writing off a nice bike in a cat 4 sort of level race:

    http://www.bikeradar.com/forum/viewtopi ... highlight=

    Stick to your old bike, at least if you total that you'll be able to replace it, if you spend all your money on a nice shiny carbon bike and total that could you afford to replace it?

    Anyway if you can do 27mph for 25miles, and you have a racing brain, you'll soon be racking up the points to get to the higher cats, and then you can buy yourself a nicer bike.
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  • cougie
    cougie Posts: 22,512
    I'd also have a go at a couple of sportives and observe just how many flash bikes you can beat. It really isnt about the bike.
  • amaferanga
    amaferanga Posts: 6,789
    Use whatever bike you want, just get it insured. You can get a £1000 covered for about £10 per month which includes cover for racing.
    More problems but still living....
  • simon johnson
    simon johnson Posts: 1,064
    sm72 wrote:

    As a certain texan said "its not about the bike"

    I think that he was referring to the book(?)
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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    redddraggon wrote:
    Read this thread for the woes of crashing and writing off a nice bike in a cat 4 sort of level race:

    http://www.bikeradar.com/forum/viewtopi ... highlight=

    Stick to your old bike, at least if you total that you'll be able to replace it, if you spend all your money on a nice shiny carbon bike and total that could you afford to replace it?

    Anyway if you can do 27mph for 25miles, and you have a racing brain, you'll soon be racking up the points to get to the higher cats, and then you can buy yourself a nicer bike.

    I can't bring myself to read that sorry thread. Very sad to see the death of a CAAD9 :(

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