Do all bike? Specialized secteur sport/elite disc?
Graeme Jones
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After doing a recent 117 mile with 7500ft of elevation gain it got me thinking how important a comfortable bike is in this equation.
I have a defy 3 2012 model and it did the job alright but certainly not comfortable ( censored saddle)
I have recently got my bike ready for winter and added the defy mudguards are lights along with buying some winter clothing which really helps with the guards in place.
With the ongoing n+1 discussion in play it got me thinking would it be better to-
Get rid of the defy to a friend and buy something like the specialized secteur and utilise its 30mm tyres, disc breaks with loads of clearance for guards even at 32mm tyres. In the summer get a set of 23mm tyres for faster paced riding.
Keep the defy but upgrade a few bits to make it more speedy for the summer rides in which I want to push my limits and buy a secteur and kit it as a poor weather bike.
Or the more expensive option of getting the Defy 1 comp I've wanted since the new range come out and get rid of the aluminium defy 3 and then when next winter come gets something for winter then.
My riding is all for fitness and ranges from fast flat rides for 20-30 miles in the evenings keeping a high tempo or hit the hills.
Days off can be a fast 50 to a moderate century.
I plan to keep the mileage going all through the winter which my current defy will achieve.
I have a defy 3 2012 model and it did the job alright but certainly not comfortable ( censored saddle)
I have recently got my bike ready for winter and added the defy mudguards are lights along with buying some winter clothing which really helps with the guards in place.
With the ongoing n+1 discussion in play it got me thinking would it be better to-
Get rid of the defy to a friend and buy something like the specialized secteur and utilise its 30mm tyres, disc breaks with loads of clearance for guards even at 32mm tyres. In the summer get a set of 23mm tyres for faster paced riding.
Keep the defy but upgrade a few bits to make it more speedy for the summer rides in which I want to push my limits and buy a secteur and kit it as a poor weather bike.
Or the more expensive option of getting the Defy 1 comp I've wanted since the new range come out and get rid of the aluminium defy 3 and then when next winter come gets something for winter then.
My riding is all for fitness and ranges from fast flat rides for 20-30 miles in the evenings keeping a high tempo or hit the hills.
Days off can be a fast 50 to a moderate century.
I plan to keep the mileage going all through the winter which my current defy will achieve.
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Maybe look at a new summer bike next year.
If I were you I'd kit the defy out for winter, use it all through the winter and save up and get a really decent bike in the spring, as for getting rid of road buzz, I have a basso laguna and the frame is great, really comfortable even on some pretty rough roads (assuming you try and avoid potholes and don't just cycle straight over them anyway!!)