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Hello All,
I am in the market to buy my first road bike. I am in the $1500 range and my current top 4 choices are (not in any particular order):
Jamis Icon Pro 2013
Jamis Ventura Race 2013
Bianchi Impulso 105 2012
Trek Madone 2.1 2013
Are these good choices? Which would give me most bang for my buck? Are there any suggestions or better choices in this price range that I am missing?
PLEASE HELP! THANK YOU!
Dave
Trek or Bianchi for me, actually the Trek 2.1 has some innovative features,
Any particular reasons?
in the ventura race i don't like the idea of a combination of materials in the frame, it is an aluminium frame with carbon monostays (in the rear triangle), the trek has a stiffer bottom bracket area for better responsiveness of the bike, the head tube is higher and that gives you a better position on the bike, im not sure how it works but the speed sensor is integratred into the frame (speedtrap) so you don't need to mess around with more wires and stuff, the bianchi is a more traditional bike for modern standards of course,
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