Okay, I'm thinking of buying a road bike. Been riding woods with a XC modified FR bike and now on a DH for 15 years. I love the woods but the weather has not been good on my days off and getting to the woods means rack on the car, bike on the rack, fill water pack, drive to woods, 45 minutes, too and 45 from, add a ride, 1 hour or so, it's just too long to do after work... so I thought about riding before or after work on a road bike in the back neighborhoods to get some cardio in. Any thoughts?
Good road bike, brands? Models? What to look for? What not to look for? Dangers to worry about? Will my mountain bike tools work to take off BB's and cassettes and such or do I need to buy all knew tools now? What's up with Road? Any good advice thoughts please. I'm sure the usual sarcastic babble will start and the thread will go all to typical ride monkey hell once someone tags this thread with "Sheen get's a road bike" or something like that and then it will go south from there. But if anyone can ring in with some good comments it would be nice to help me out. And like I said, it's only for cardio during the week when I can't get to the woods. I'm not intending on becoming a roadie. I like riding in the woods but if I buy a bike, I like to by the best for me. Not a money is no object bike but something middle area.
Thoughts?
Good road bike, brands? Models? What to look for? What not to look for? Dangers to worry about? Will my mountain bike tools work to take off BB's and cassettes and such or do I need to buy all knew tools now? What's up with Road? Any good advice thoughts please. I'm sure the usual sarcastic babble will start and the thread will go all to typical ride monkey hell once someone tags this thread with "Sheen get's a road bike" or something like that and then it will go south from there. But if anyone can ring in with some good comments it would be nice to help me out. And like I said, it's only for cardio during the week when I can't get to the woods. I'm not intending on becoming a roadie. I like riding in the woods but if I buy a bike, I like to by the best for me. Not a money is no object bike but something middle area.
Thoughts?