Long distance bike
christopher247
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Hiya
I've decided to cycle 120 miles next summer as a challenge - hopefully with a friend! This'll probably be a one off, before I go back to my usual 10 mile commute/20-30 mile blast in the countriside. My max distance so far is 60 miles.
I was researching bikes earlier, and noticed that some road bikes are built for race/speed, and some for comfort (compact geometry/triple chainrings/sportive bikes?).
Can someone give me a pointer to what I should look for, up to about £650? Probably won't be buying till the new year anyway, but already getting excited...
Chris
I've decided to cycle 120 miles next summer as a challenge - hopefully with a friend! This'll probably be a one off, before I go back to my usual 10 mile commute/20-30 mile blast in the countriside. My max distance so far is 60 miles.
I was researching bikes earlier, and noticed that some road bikes are built for race/speed, and some for comfort (compact geometry/triple chainrings/sportive bikes?).
Can someone give me a pointer to what I should look for, up to about £650? Probably won't be buying till the new year anyway, but already getting excited...
Chris
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If you can do 60 miles on your current bike then you can do 120 miles on it - just do it slower
It is true that some bikes have a "racier" feel than others but, apart from the gearing, the only way to find out if you're going to be comfortable on one is to try it - some people just get on better with a more "race" type bike. Good example at your kind of price range is the Specialized Allez & Secteur - Allez is more "race" orientated than the Secteur but some people find the Secteur just too "non-racy" for them0
