[AustinM]

hey, i'm a mtber and looking to pick a roadbike up, what do u guys think of this deal

Roadbike for sale

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GT Strike 58cm
Shimano RX100 Comp.
Carbon Fiber Seatpost
Selle Italia Flite(Ti) Saddle
ITM Bars
Two Wheelset(1) Mavic CXP 21 on RX100 Hubs w/MichelinAxial Comps
(2)Mavic MA2 on Shimano600 hubs w/ Vittoria Rubinos Pros
Asking $750 w/Look 357 pedals or $700 w/ single sided SPDs

 

[AustinM]

that is canadian dollars

 

[reflux]

ewwww, shimano 105 is the lowest i'd get. please pass on this bike.

 

[neurostar]

Yea, If you know you're gonna be into road riding, don't settle for less than 105.

I wasn't sure if I was really going to get into it, so I got a bike with sora.... it works... but..

I wish I would've gotten at least 105 stuff.

 

[LordOpie]

ewwww, shimano 105 is the lowest i'd get. please pass on this bike.

with all due respect to y'all, especially my teacher SM who has the same philosophy...

buy the bike that fits you best within your price range. If it comes with Sora, so be it.

Like Neurostar, I didn't know I was going to ride as much as I do and wish I had gotten a better bike*, but now I'll have a back-up bike when I do get my new one

* actually, better quality and fitting frame really. I'd take the right frame with Sora over the bike I have now that has mostly ultegra.

 

[reflux]

with all due respect to y'all, especially my teacher SM who has the same philosophy...

buy the bike that fits you best within your price range. If it comes with Sora, so be it.

Like Neurostar, I didn't know I was going to ride as much as I do and wish I had gotten a better bike*, but now I'll have a back-up bike when I do get my new one

* actually, better quality and fitting frame really. I'd take the right frame with Sora over the bike I have now that has mostly ultegra.

Ahhh, my bad, I forgot to mention what is typically common sense. Fit is priority number one, but everyone knows it's cheaper in the long run to get a bike with decent components than to buy lower quality and upgrade over the long haul. SM though, has taught you well young grasshopper.

 

[LordOpie]

haha, sorry for being so anal... I'm still new enough to remember what I didn't know

 

[reflux]

haha, sorry for being so anal... I'm still new enough to remember what I didn't know

np, here I am making ASSumptions...

 

[sanjuro]

with all due respect to y'all, especially my teacher SM who has the same philosophy...

buy the bike that fits you best within your price range. If it comes with Sora, so be it.

Like Neurostar, I didn't know I was going to ride as much as I do and wish I had gotten a better bike*, but now I'll have a back-up bike when I do get my new one

* actually, better quality and fitting frame really. I'd take the right frame with Sora over the bike I have now that has mostly ultegra.

I would get the best frame possible, then upgrade the parts. This GT does not sound like a super frame...

 

[Serial Midget]

I'd give this one a pass - I doubt it would bring $300.00 on eBay. Most GT is crappy crap crap. (you have all done very well )

 

[AustinM]

thanks guys, I really don't know much about road biking (all mtb). Was looking to get a basic roadbike for winter fitness/light and maybe the occassional race. MTB would still be my priority. Another question is roughly what size frame would I be looking at, 5'10.5 height. I know each frame will fit differently, but just a ballpark range. Thanks again for your help (all I know is like the XTR of road... I think)

 

[Pau11y]

Road bike fit is not nearly as easy as a mtb. Inseam is prob the best measure for roadie fit. I'm 6'0" w/ 33" inseam. I ride a 58cm ctt (center to top) frame. My total dist. from pedal center at it's lowest to the top of my seat is 36.75". Knock off and inch for pedal/shoes/cleat, and another 1/2 an inch for seat sag and that puts me at around 35.25" total dist from seat to pedal. With my foot pointed slightly down, I'm perfectly positioned w/ a slight bend in the knee. On my mtb, my knees are bent slightly more, but not much.
So, go w/ your inseam and seat tube length to size a road as you can adjust your top tube/reach w/ stems.

Edit: you're prob going to be in the 56cm ctt/54cm ctc range. What's your inseam?

 

[LordOpie]

I love you Paully, but you're so wrong

Top-tube and even head-tube is just too important to not consider with all due seriousness, seriously.

How can a top-tube be adjusted? You really shouldn't use the saddle to do it, since it should be specifically set based on your knees/legs, so once set, that's done. You can adjust with a stem, but you've got such a narrow range fore/aft... what's ideal? 100-120mm? What's the lowest? 70-80mm? And handlebar height is so limited with stem angle... you don't really want to use a "stem riser"... tho you can remove spacers to go down, but most bikes these days have such a small head-tube and very few people want to lower their bars.