Hey Y’all, been commuting on my 90’s Sirrus for about a year now, and have gradually been building up weekend mileage (up to 60-70 long ride on a weekend + 90-130 commuting). After reading up, I’ve deduced I’m probably looking for an endurance or more comfortable/relaxed race frame to do longer rides on. However, I’m having a hard time finding endurance frames for my budget in my area (within ~60 miles of Greater Boston), so I’m also including some more aggressive road bikes.
fit context: Went in to several stores around the area and got fit for a 56 on a Roubaix and Damone, but due to my longer-than-normal inseam for my height (5’10 179cm, 84cm inseam) I could also easily stand over the 58’s.
My Budget is ~800 with some room to flex ~$200 for an good deal, I still need to purchase clip-ins, get a proper fitting, and most likely bars of the proper width. I’d really appreciate y’alls thoughts and insight on the current list I have, going to look at some of these this upcoming weekend. TLDR: Budget ~$800 – 1K, Looking for Road / Endurance for longer weekend rides, 95% road, 5% light off-road dirt. 1yr experience. Would love advice on which of the listed bikes you’d recommend for my needs.
Are any on the list a good choice? Should I bide my time and wait? Aiming at my first century in late October, would like to have new bike by then. Sorry for the long post!
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The synapse for sure assuming good fit. Those bikes are priced way too high for rim brake bikes these days.
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Hey Y’all, been commuting on my 90’s Sirrus for about a year now, and have gradually been building up weekend mileage (up to 60-70 long ride on a weekend + 90-130 commuting). After reading up, I’ve deduced I’m probably looking for an endurance or more comfortable/relaxed race frame to do longer rides on. However, I’m having a hard time finding endurance frames for my budget in my area (within ~60 miles of Greater Boston), so I’m also including some more aggressive road bikes.
fit context: Went in to several stores around the area and got fit for a 56 on a Roubaix and Damone, but due to my longer-than-normal inseam for my height (5’10 179cm, 84cm inseam) I could also easily stand over the 58’s.
My Budget is ~800 with some room to flex ~$200 for an good deal, I still need to purchase clip-ins, get a proper fitting, and most likely bars of the proper width. I’d really appreciate y’alls thoughts and insight on the current list I have, going to look at some of these this upcoming weekend. TLDR: Budget ~$800 – 1K, Looking for Road / Endurance for longer weekend rides, 95% road, 5% light off-road dirt. 1yr experience. Would love advice on which of the listed bikes you’d recommend for my needs.
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|Price|Bike|Groupset|Brake type|Wheels|Proximity |
|:-|:-|:-|:-|:-|:-|
|$1000|[2019 Cannondale CAAD 12 (54cm)](https://imgur.com/a/oHCnXON)|105 |Rim|Fulcrum Racing Sport wheels|~30min|
|$600|[2015 Felt F5 (56cm)](https://imgur.com/a/TcmnpaI)|105|Rim|Mavic Aksium|~20min|
|$625|[???? Motobecane Immortal Pro (56cm)](https://imgur.com/a/BPiHsXz)|Ultegra|Rim|Stock|~40min|
|$400|[????Cannondale CAAD 8 (56cm)](https://imgur.com/a/utW5v7J)|105|Rim|maddux r3.0|~1hr|
|$400|[???? Giant TCR Comp (carbon) (55cm)](https://imgur.com/a/WK6ufUH)|105|Rim|Bontrager SSR|~1hr 20|
|$450|[???? Trek 1000 SL (56cm)](https://imgur.com/a/ixYlhmh)|tiagra|Rim|????|~20min|
|$750|[???? Cannondale Synapse (54cm)](https://imgur.com/a/zSX8PbG)|???? (probably Claris or Tiagra, seller bought for $1400|Disc|Stock|~20min|
For context of the market, missed out on these recently sold:
* [$900 Giant Contend AR](https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/2608539546019332?referralSurface=messenger_lightspeed_banner&referralCode=messenger_banner)
* [$600 2017 Trek Domane 4 (AL? I think)](https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1233325854681402/?ref=saved&referral_code=null)
* [$700 2019 Domane AL 3](https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1235810927452157/?ref=saved&referral_code=null)
* [$1,100 Tarmac Elite](https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1020373783163322/?ref=saved&referral_code=null)
* [$350 CAAD 10](https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1565866854134589/?ref=saved&referral_code=null)
* [$800 2021 Specialized Allez E4 Sport](https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/3703459646576668/?ref=saved&referral_code=null)
Are any on the list a good choice? Should I bide my time and wait? Aiming at my first century in late October, would like to have new bike by then. Sorry for the long post!
The synapse for sure assuming good fit. Those bikes are priced way too high for rim brake bikes these days.