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bike in question
i've pretty much decided that i'd rather have a road bike. (drop down handles seem more comfortable than flat handles for my purposes)
What i've been looking at in terms of bikes is shifter/derailer/cogset. from what i've been reading, tiagra > sora > 2200 series. the novara is a mix of tiagra and sora all around. and i'd prefer the tiagra style shifters, which this bike has.
i'd rather not have to do any component changing when i get the bike, so i'm just looking at stuff configured the way i want.
my concern is about frame durability. aluminum frames are light, i dont know how strong they are. i'm looking to put between 50 and 70 miles on my bike a week, i need to know that the bike will be fine for 8-10 years at that load level. (obviously not going off curbs or anything)
my big fear is that the aluminum frame will snap at an inoppertune time. (funny, i've never heard of this happening, but there's my fear..)
it seems REI has some coupons going on on their site that bring an $800 bike down to 640. at that price point, it's where i want it ($600 range)
anyone have anything bad to say about this idea? (pending of course me actually going to REI and trying the bike out)
bike in question
i've pretty much decided that i'd rather have a road bike. (drop down handles seem more comfortable than flat handles for my purposes)
What i've been looking at in terms of bikes is shifter/derailer/cogset. from what i've been reading, tiagra > sora > 2200 series. the novara is a mix of tiagra and sora all around. and i'd prefer the tiagra style shifters, which this bike has.
i'd rather not have to do any component changing when i get the bike, so i'm just looking at stuff configured the way i want.
my concern is about frame durability. aluminum frames are light, i dont know how strong they are. i'm looking to put between 50 and 70 miles on my bike a week, i need to know that the bike will be fine for 8-10 years at that load level. (obviously not going off curbs or anything)
my big fear is that the aluminum frame will snap at an inoppertune time. (funny, i've never heard of this happening, but there's my fear..)
it seems REI has some coupons going on on their site that bring an $800 bike down to 640. at that price point, it's where i want it ($600 range)
anyone have anything bad to say about this idea? (pending of course me actually going to REI and trying the bike out)
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