hey. i'm looking into geting a new road bike. i weigh 250lbs, and am 6'2''. i'm trying to find a good bike that fits my needs. i plan on using the bike to cruise around town, road training, long rides, some touring. would choose comfort on long rides over being marginally faster/gram counting. at my weight, the weight of the bike isn't as apparent since it's a smaller fraction of the mass it's propelling. i can get good deals on specialized and trek bikes from the local shop. pretty skeptical about aluminum road bikes for my weight on the long rides, looking for a comfort factor, not race factor. i'm pretty skeptical about carbon bikes since some of carbon forks have weight limits in the 180lb range. talked to one of the trek reps at a bikeshow and he was convinced carbon would hold for me, if not spec. and trek have good warranty programs. so right now steel seems to be a good frame material for me. right now i'm looking at the specialized allez cro-mo allex cro-mo anybody have some input on them? decent for some touring? the main red flag i have about it is the internal headset and possible weight limit on the fork (i couldn't find any on the specialized site).
any other suggestions would be great too. pro/cons of different bikes in the range of $2000-$1000 would be much appreciated
any other suggestions would be great too. pro/cons of different bikes in the range of $2000-$1000 would be much appreciated