considering first road bike

Hamish Moffatt said:

Hi all,

About a year ago I bought my first bike in 15+ years, a Giant hybrid.
It's been fine but I'd like to go a bit further and faster so I'm
considering a road bike.

The Giant OCR 1 looks nice. However I notice that the 2008 model is a
heap cheaper than the 2007 ($1300 versus $2000) and has Tiagra instead
of 105 components. Is it worth worrying about? Sure it's a first road
bike but I anticipate enjoying it and don't want to be replacing it soon.

Any advice welcome.

thanks
Hamish

Hi Hamish;

If all you are looking to do is ride socialy or commute a Tiagra bike is more
then good enough. IMHO and extra $700 dollars for Tiagra vs. 105 on the
same frame is not worthwhile.

Cheers

Joel

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Joel Mayes said:

Hamish Moffatt said:

Hi all,

Quoted message said:

About a year ago I bought my first bike in 15+ years, a Giant hybrid.
It's been fine but I'd like to go a bit further and faster so I'm
considering a road bike.

Quoted message said:

The Giant OCR 1 looks nice. However I notice that the 2008 model is a
heap cheaper than the 2007 ($1300 versus $2000) and has Tiagra instead
of 105 components. Is it worth worrying about? Sure it's a first road
bike but I anticipate enjoying it and don't want to be replacing it soon.

Quoted message said:

Any advice welcome.

Quoted message said:

thanks
Hamish

Hi Hamish;

If all you are looking to do is ride socialy or commute a Tiagra bike is more
then good enough. IMHO and extra $700 dollars for Tiagra vs. 105 on the
same frame is not worthwhile.

Cheers

Joel

--
Human Powered Cycles | High quality servicing and repairs
[email hidden] | Affordable second hand bikes
(03) 9029 6504 | Bicycle reuse centrewww.humanpowered.com.au | Mechanical and on-road training and instruction

Especially since 105 is less than $700 all up! It must not be the same
frame, shirley?

In article <[email hidden]>,

Donga said:

Especially since 105 is less than $700 all up! It must not be the same
frame, shirley?

Right. The 2007 frame had carbon forks, seat stay and chain stay, while
the 2008 frame is all aluminium. There amy be other differences in terms
of tubing, too.

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Shane Stanley said:

In article <[email hidden]>,

Donga said:

Especially since 105 is less than $700 all up! It must not be the same
frame, shirley?

Right. The 2007 frame had carbon forks, seat stay and chain stay, while
the 2008 frame is all aluminium. There amy be other differences in terms
of tubing, too.

From what I've read, carbon forks makes riding more comfortable, which
sounds worthwhile even if the better group set isn't. Maybe the 2007
OCR-2 would be a good choice then, at $1400 for the Tiagra parts with
carbon fibre forks?

Thanks all,
Hamish

Hamish Moffatt said:

From what I've read, carbon forks makes riding more comfortable, which
sounds worthwhile even if the better group set isn't. Maybe the 2007
OCR-2 would be a good choice then, at $1400 for the Tiagra parts with
carbon fibre forks?

Thanks all,
Hamish

A friend last year made the decision to spend less and get alu forks.
He finally decided to upgrade the forks to carbon and finds them much
more comfortable. It would have cost him less to make that decision at
the start, but he had to work it through and see how much he would
ride.

Something to watch on the groupset is what year it is. The Tiagra
groupset was upgraded in 2007 to 9 speed, so you wouldn't want the 8
speed, unless it was a fair bit cheaper and it was the limit of your
budget.

Donga

In article <[email hidden]>,

Hamish Moffatt said:

Maybe the 2007 OCR-2 would be a good choice then, at $1400 for the
Tiagra parts with carbon fibre forks?

It's a cheaper frame than the OCR1. You should be able to pick up a 2007
OCR1 for about $1600, at least in Melbourne.

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Shane Stanley