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[email hidden] (ken) wrote in news:b22dd29d.0408130940.58ae325
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I am looking forward to getting opinions on road bikes.

What is a good sport road bike that:

1. Is fairly light, but very durable.

2. Has drop bars.

3. Is Comfortable.

4. Has eyelets on the frame for a rack.

Get something with a steel fork, like the Trek 520.

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I am looking forward to getting opinions on road bikes.

What is a good sport road bike that:

1. Is fairly light, but very durable.

2. Has drop bars.

3. Is Comfortable.

4. Has eyelets on the frame for a rack.

5. Used for city commuting and errands, not racing.

6. Good for light touring.

7. No oddball parts that are hard to find and replace.

8. Has good quality components.

9. Built to last.

10. A good value.

The Jamis Aurora meets all those criteria, although I don't know how you
personally assess "value," and comfort is not only subjective but also a
product of the interplay between a bike's geometry and your own physique,
something nobody can evaluate but you and/or an experienced bike fitter.

There are also a number of cyclocross bikes that would fill the bill.

RichC

Rich Clark said:

"ken" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

I am looking forward to getting opinions on road bikes.

What is a good sport road bike that:

1. Is fairly light, but very durable.

2. Has drop bars.

3. Is Comfortable.

4. Has eyelets on the frame for a rack.

5. Used for city commuting and errands, not racing.

6. Good for light touring.

7. No oddball parts that are hard to find and replace.

8. Has good quality components.

9. Built to last.

10. A good value.

The Jamis Aurora meets all those criteria, although I don't know how you
personally assess "value," and comfort is not only subjective but also a
product of the interplay between a bike's geometry and your own physique,
something nobody can evaluate but you and/or an experienced bike fitter.

The Aurora (or its close competitor, the Fuji Touring) will fit that
bill well, yes.

The Jamis Nova--the cyclocross bike in the Jamis line--will fit the
bill well, as well. It's a bit sportier in geometry than the Aurora,
and may or may not have a higher bottom bracket--I haven't ridden one
personally. Any of these will have enough clearance for sensible
tires and fenders.

If fenders aren't a major issue for you, there are slightly sportier
bikes that may just fit the bill. The Fuji Ace, for instance, has
rack mounts brazed onto the frame. It has fender eyelets, but I'm
skeptical (at best) about clearances with fenders.

I'm the resident Jamis Aurora fan on this NG (I have a 2001 model) and
I love it. It does everything I want it to very well.

-Luigi

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There are also a number of cyclocross bikes that would fill the bill.

RichC

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I am looking forward to getting opinions on road bikes.

\

Bianchi Eros.

Pat in TX

Rich Clark said:

There are also a number of cyclocross bikes that would fill the bill.

RichC

That gets my vote too--you get the drop bars, durable wheels and clearance
for fenders because of the canti brakes. Parts are usually a mix between
mtb and road stuff--nothing usually wierd.

I'd replace the cyclocross knobbies with proper 28-32 wide road tires.

If you've got the bucks then something like a Rivendell or Waterford frame
with long reach sidepull brakes and your choice of components is elegant,
practical, durable, and again quite expensive.

Also have a look at the REI Randonee--it runs around 800 dollars and is
one of the few affordable "touring" bikes around these days. Braze ons for
everything. It looks a lot like a cyclocross ride, but with a better road
geometry and larger frame.

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Also have a look at the REI Randonee--it runs around 800 dollars and is
one of the few affordable "touring" bikes around these days. Braze ons for
everything. It looks a lot like a cyclocross ride, but with a better road
geometry and larger frame.

My 2000 Randonee is a great bike that has accumulated about 8000 miles,
mostly urban/suburban commuting. It, like other steel touring bikes that
have been mentioned, fits the OP's criteria in most respects. But it's not
particularly light. The newer version may be lighter, I don't know.

My 2001 Airborne Carpe Diem is a cyclocross frame set up as a light
tourer/commuter bike. Even with its touring wheels and cro-mo fork, it's
noticeably lighter than the Novara (the ti frame, the higher-end components,
it all adds up) and just more fun to ride. It does the same commute (usually
about 10% faster) and it's my favorite bike for long rides in the country.

Of my three bikes (#3 is an '03 Fuji Roubaix Pro) the Airborne is the one
I'd keep if I could only keep one. It's as close to the perfect all-around
bike that I can imagine.

RichC

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Also have a look at the REI Randonee--it runs around 800 dollars and is
one of the few affordable "touring" bikes around these days. Braze ons

for

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everything. It looks a lot like a cyclocross ride, but with a better

road

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geometry and larger frame.

My 2000 Randonee is a great bike that has accumulated about 8000 miles,
mostly urban/suburban commuting. It, like other steel touring bikes that
have been mentioned, fits the OP's criteria in most respects. But it's not
particularly light. The newer version may be lighter, I don't know.

My 2001 Airborne Carpe Diem is a cyclocross frame set up as a light
tourer/commuter bike. Even with its touring wheels and cro-mo fork, it's
noticeably lighter than the Novara (the ti frame, the higher-end

components,

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it all adds up) and just more fun to ride. It does the same commute

(usually

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about 10% faster) and it's my favorite bike for long rides in the country.

Of my three bikes (#3 is an '03 Fuji Roubaix Pro) the Airborne is the one
I'd keep if I could only keep one. It's as close to the perfect all-around
bike that I can imagine.

RichC

i have the 2003 REI (novara) strada and find it very comfortable for long
torso. it's got the three rings and some rack braze-ons. there is limited
space for fenders but with a little tweaking they'll fit (i run 25's). i
really like the alum frame/carbon fork combo. sometimes wish i had a light
cyclocross bike i could hop curbs with but cant have everything...yet. has
anyone else tried this bike?

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i have the 2003 REI (novara) strada and find it very comfortable for long
torso.

Which is probably why I feel too stretched out, even with a very short stem,
on the same bike (2000 model)

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it's got the three rings and some rack braze-ons. there is limited
space for fenders but with a little tweaking they'll fit (i run 25's). i
really like the alum frame/carbon fork combo.

Yours came with the carbon fork? I put one on mine after my husband crashed
it into the roof of the garage when it was on the roof rack a while back.

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sometimes wish i had a light
cyclocross bike i could hop curbs with but cant have everything...yet. has
anyone else tried this bike?

I've seriously considered cyclocross on this same bike, at least on the
beginner level. I have cyclocross tires on it anyway, for commuting
purposes. I've certainly taken it off road enough. I used to take it through
Robinswood park every day through the summer when my kids had summer camp
there four years ago. It does fine on hard-packed smooth trails like they
have there, crashing through the doug firs no problem.

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I've seriously considered cyclocross on this same bike, at least on the
beginner level. I have cyclocross tires on it anyway, for commuting
purposes. I've certainly taken it off road enough. I used to take it

through

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Robinswood park every day through the summer when my kids had summer camp
there four years ago. It does fine on hard-packed smooth trails like they
have there, crashing through the doug firs no problem.

thanks...Ya it came with carbon fork. ...what size tires could you fit?
maybe i sould just get some spare wheels instead of another bike!
-alan

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thanks...Ya it came with carbon fork. ...what size tires could you fit?
maybe i sould just get some spare wheels instead of another bike!

I think they're 28s on there now, but I've had 32s in the past.

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