I'm pretty serious about my riding, but I don't race, I don't count grams, I don't monitor rms, bps, or anything else. I ride hard and I ride fast. At least that's the way it's always been for me on my mountain bike.
So now, as some of you know, I've been looking for a road bike... basically as a secondary bike - to commute to work with, to do hill climbs and century rides when I can't be on my mountain bike... that kind of thing.
I've had a lot of problems finding something that really feels good. Up until yesterday, most of my time has been spent demoing aluminum road bikes. Yesterday I was at my LBS waiting for a wheel to be trued when I decided to take a Jamis steel CX bike for a spin. It took me a about 200 yards before I was completely comfortable on the bike. It felt great, and if it had been the right size, I probably would have bought it on the spot.
The thing I'd still like to know is how much of that "comfort" had to do with the fact that it was steel, versus the slight changes in geometry that come with CX bikes.
For someone like me, how much of a difference is there between a CX bike and a road bike? I'm not anal about the fine details... I just want to be able to have a good, hard, fun ride. Will I really notice (from the saddle) much of a difference between a CX bike and a road bike?
So now, as some of you know, I've been looking for a road bike... basically as a secondary bike - to commute to work with, to do hill climbs and century rides when I can't be on my mountain bike... that kind of thing.
I've had a lot of problems finding something that really feels good. Up until yesterday, most of my time has been spent demoing aluminum road bikes. Yesterday I was at my LBS waiting for a wheel to be trued when I decided to take a Jamis steel CX bike for a spin. It took me a about 200 yards before I was completely comfortable on the bike. It felt great, and if it had been the right size, I probably would have bought it on the spot.
The thing I'd still like to know is how much of that "comfort" had to do with the fact that it was steel, versus the slight changes in geometry that come with CX bikes.
For someone like me, how much of a difference is there between a CX bike and a road bike? I'm not anal about the fine details... I just want to be able to have a good, hard, fun ride. Will I really notice (from the saddle) much of a difference between a CX bike and a road bike?