Check out my new bicycle. LeMond frame.

[HomeBrewerDude]

UPDATE:::

Here is the bike i ended up buying last night

link

The color is a metallic powder blue....very nice. otherwise mine is as displayed on the LeMond website. Oh, they threw in these:

badboys

She runs fast, and the steel frame is smooth as buttah. This bike retails for $1100, I paid $699. :beer::beer::beer::beer::beer::beer::beer:

 

[HomeBrewerDude]

Thinking about this one

or possibly

this one

 

[Anubis]

Http://www.MTBR.com for MT bikes

http://www.roadbikereview.com/ for road bikes

 

[Homerboy]

Originally posted by: Anubis
Http://www.MTBR.com for MT bikes http://www.roadbikereview.com/ for road bikes

Er... isnt he lookin for a hybrid though?

Point blank HomeBrew, if the 2 bikes are similar components, the best thing to do foor this type of bicycle is to take each one for a test ride and whichever one feels better for you (ie: comfortable) thats the one for you. Granted the 2 you pointed out are probablay pretty similar in feel/design.

The pro certianly has better equipment (ultegra vs 105, disk vs post mount etc etc) The Comp is certainly a "nicer bike". If you'll be riding in inclimate weather up there in Mad-Town (or "off roading" in muddy/wet conditions), those disk breaks maybe nicer.

FYI my background: I worked for 10yrs in a bike shop and sold countless of these things.

 

[HomeBrewerDude]

Originally posted by: Homerboy

Originally posted by: Anubis
Http://www.MTBR.com for MT bikes http://www.roadbikereview.com/ for road bikes

Er... isnt he lookin for a hybrid though?

Point blank HomeBrew, if the 2 bikes are similar components, the best thing to do foor this type of bicycle is to take each one for a test ride and whichever one feels better for you (ie: comfortable) thats the one for you. Granted the 2 you pointed out are probablay pretty similar in feel/design.

The pro certianly has better equipment (ultegra vs 105, disk vs post mount etc etc) The Comp is certainly a "nicer bike". If you'll be riding in inclimate weather up there in Mad-Town (or "off roading" in muddy/wet conditions), those disk breaks maybe nicer.

FYI my background: I worked for 10yrs in a bike shop and sold countless of these things.

i believe the disc brakes are mechanical. is that a detriment? i think this bike is going for about $700 at a store near my house.

edit: ahh it looks like the shop has changed some of the components so there are differences in what i looked at this morning, and what the website is saying.

 

[Homerboy]

Honestly you likely wont notice any of the "improvments" from the lesser to the nicer. If the $ is nominal get the nicer the parts etc SHOULD last longer and take more abuse, however, remember if/when they do break will be pricier to replace (catch 22 there)

They likley got a bike with broken/missing parts in and simply repalced with equal or similar. Or created a Frankenstein bike out of RMA'ed parts etc.

Seriously on the 2 bikes listed the differences are hardly earth shattering. Mechanical disk arent as good as say, hydralic disks, but then again the cost a fraction of the price.

 

[TitanDiddly]

If you're handy with tools, it's not too hard to make your own?

 

[Thegonagle]

I went from a MTB a couple of years ago and bought a hybrid because I ride on the road so much and I wanted some extra speed. I still like it, but now I'm itching for a road bike, because they're lighter and faster still.

 

[HomeBrewerDude]

Originally posted by: Thegonagle
I went from a MTB a couple of years ago and bought a hybrid because I ride on the road so much and I wanted some extra speed. I still like it, but now I'm itching for a road bike, because they're lighter and faster still.

yeah, i know for sure i don't wnt a roadie.

i think i need to go ride a few.

i also have a 1960's bike in the garage taht is servicable.... i might just ix that up a bit.

thanks everyone. any other advice/opinions are welcome.

:beer:

 

[MrBond]

Hybrid is the way to go for a commuter bike. I almost always get off in the gravel to let cars pass just to be polite, a road bike's tires aren't really made for gravel riding.

I have an earlier model of the first specialized bike you linked, it's very nice. I like my mom's Trek hybrid a little more, but Trek bikes are kind of pricy.

 

[Homerboy]

Originally posted by: HomeBrewerDude

Originally posted by: Thegonagle I went from a MTB a couple of years ago and bought a hybrid because I ride on the road so much and I wanted some extra speed. I still like it, but now I'm itching for a road bike, because they're lighter and faster still.

yeah, i know for sure i don't wnt a roadie. i think i need to go ride a few. i also have a 1960's bike in the garage taht is servicable.... i might just ix that up a bit. thanks everyone. any other advice/opinions are welcome. :beer:

Well in an ideal world you could buy 1 of each bike. But assuming $ is an option the Hybrid does a nice job of bridging the gap between the 2 main species of bikes. Sure you cant pound on it like you could a (true) MTB, nor can you haul a$$ for a long distance like you can on a roadie. But the hybrid is a happy marriage of the two. They were a TREMENDOUS addition to the bikestore line up ~15yrs ago... EVERYONE has a 30yr old Schwinn collegiate hanging in there garage, but they are hanging there becuase road bikes (especially 30yr old ones) are not that comfortable to take out and just peddle around. Along come MTBs... great. But still due to small diameter tires (and NOT the knobby tires and lower air-pressure tires like people like to suiggest) the MTBs weren't very effecient to ride around the park on a lazy sunday afternoon. So whatya do? Smash the 2 together.

I used to be a VERY advid MTBer and spent way too much time and money on the sport. I have a wife and kids now and Ill be tooling around the park very soon with them... on my new Hybrid no question.

 

[Thegonagle]

Actually, I think hybrids make great in-town get-around bikes. Hopping curbs is no problem, nor is road construction. It's just that I've started to take longer and longer rides for fun and exercise, so that's why I'm starting to look at road bikes. Lighter and faster means more enjoyment for me. I'm sure I'll still keep my hybrid for a long time though, because it works great if my route has any gravel paths, construction sites, parks to cut through, etc.

 

[vi edit]

Wife and I have these....

I'm pretty illiterate when it comes to bikes, so I don't know much about the components. I just know that we plopped our butts down on about 10 different models of bikes (from Haro, Specialized, Trek, Giant, and GT) and these were the most comfortable to us.

We had the bike shop swap out trigger shifters for the grip shifts though. They are comfortable to ride, and nice and light so my wife can easily hang hers up on hooks in the garage when done.

[edit]

Bike is the GT Nomad....

 

[HomeBrewerDude]

update in OP.

:beer::beer:

 

[HomeBrewerDude]

bump for someone who gives a sh!t

 

[boyRacer]

Oooh nice deal... pretty bike.

I was looking at a Sirrus before... i walked out of the store with a road bike... lol...

 

[HomeBrewerDude]

i was close to the sirrus .... nice bike. quick and light


i decided to go for the slightly heavier frame, better wheels, clip pedals, and nice bar.


PLUS THE LEMOND IS MADE IN THE USA

 

[boyRacer]

Originally posted by: HomeBrewerDude
i was close to the sirrus .... nice bike. quick and light


i decided to go for the slightly heavier frame, better wheels, clip pedals, and nice bar.


PLUS THE LEMOND IS MADE IN THE USA

nothing wrong with specialized...

but i wouldve gone with the same bike at that price for sure.

 

[HomeBrewerDude]

bump for the morning crowd