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Endurance road bike on a budget
pwbike - Created: 05/01/2010 at 02:31 PM
I am returning to cycling after many years of not riding.
I previously had some back problems which seemed to be excacerbated by riding my mountain bike, it had a long cockpit and a low, stretched out riding position.
I would like to puchase an endurance road bike typified by the Specialized Roubaix series, but I need to keep the price down.
I would like to have Shimano 105 level components and decent wheels, but would accept the next rung down of componentry if need be to keep the bike withing budget.
I am trying to keep the price down to $1500 or less and realise that this is making things difficult.
As a tall rider 6'3" I would need a large frame, probabaly 58-63 cm.
I would happilly accept a secondhand or older model year bike to get better value and I am not stuck on the idea of any particular brand or frame material (although I want some shock absorbtion and endurance type geometry).
Does anyone have any suggestions for what I should look at and test ride?
Thanks.




