Sheep
Maximum Pace
- Jul 27, 2009
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Hi all, I'm new here - joined TCC after it being recommended to me.
Been in Japan 5 years but haven't cycled for nearly 10 and am looking to buy a new bike to use in Japan. I'd love any advice you can give me (and to cycle with some of you in the future if that's ok!). My previous experience has been with a (now old, Dawes) tourer, so I'm pretty ignorant about road/race cycles.
Here's the deal: I'm tall (194cm) so I guess the frame must be at least 60cm (?) I'm budgeting around 200,000yen.
So far I've been looking at:
Felt Z35
(http://www.wiggle.co.uk/p/cycle/7/Felt_Z35_2009/5360038955/)
Cube Agree Ultegra SL Compact 2009
(http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=31393)
... and I was in a shop totally lusting over the Trek 2.3, which was over my budget but looks very nice
(http://www.trekbikes.com/us/en/bikes/road/2_series/23/)
Any advice would be very much appreciated, as I don't really want to waste my money, obviously. Thanks!
Tom
Been in Japan 5 years but haven't cycled for nearly 10 and am looking to buy a new bike to use in Japan. I'd love any advice you can give me (and to cycle with some of you in the future if that's ok!). My previous experience has been with a (now old, Dawes) tourer, so I'm pretty ignorant about road/race cycles.
Here's the deal: I'm tall (194cm) so I guess the frame must be at least 60cm (?) I'm budgeting around 200,000yen.
So far I've been looking at:
Felt Z35
(http://www.wiggle.co.uk/p/cycle/7/Felt_Z35_2009/5360038955/)
Cube Agree Ultegra SL Compact 2009
(http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=31393)
... and I was in a shop totally lusting over the Trek 2.3, which was over my budget but looks very nice
(http://www.trekbikes.com/us/en/bikes/road/2_series/23/)
Any advice would be very much appreciated, as I don't really want to waste my money, obviously. Thanks!
Tom