[Closed] Going over to proper biking

Not that straight forward, although obviously everything you've just mentioned is carbon.

For me, carbon is the best material for road bikes, but I like things light and stiff, and I'm not fussed about longevity or road compliance, or ability to carry 50kg of stuff for 3 weeks up mountains. Your priorities may vary.

You could do with narrowing it down a bit really, what's the budget?

'Proper biking'? What's 'proper biking' when it's at home? If you're that up your own crack about it, bugger off road.cc!! We all ride bikes and, I believe, they're all proper! Divisive twonk! 😡

LOL at title.

Material does not dictate a good or bad frame, though a material's qualities will often be evident on a ride.

Get some test rides. I would love a ti road bike personally.

You say proper biking but appears you are looking for a road bike.

'Proper biking'? What's 'proper biking' when it's at home? If you're that up your own crack about it, bugger off road.cc!! We all ride bikes and, I believe, they're all proper! Divisive twonk!

PMSL, I think the title may have been bit tongue in cheek to elicit a wry smile. However that's a full on rant 😯

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Probably something to do with His inability to ride stemming from a Fat ugly women failing him on his Cycling proficiency test 😉

BTW probably Carbon and light and stiff, I need all the help I can get

[url= http://www.planet-x-bikes.co.uk/i/q/CBPXNARIV/nanolight-sram-rival ]Planet X[/url] or [url= http://www.italian-solutions.co.uk/product.php?productid=161728&cat=280&page=1 ]Dolan[/url]

Got a Dolan myself and love it, although with Carbon you tend to feel everything. I swear I ran over an Ant's leg and felt it.

LOL @ fat, ugly woman Cycling Proficiency examiner...........how did you know that?
Carbon, BTW.

A guy I ride with bought a Jamis from Buy A Bike and says its the best bike at a bargain price.
http://www.buyabikedeals.co.uk/store/online-deals/road-deals/jamis-xenith-comp-08.html

If you want something comfey but still a perfectly good race bike then get a Scott CR1. I bought the pro version and I'm delighted with it. Lighter than my pinarello, far more comfortable than my pinarello and half the bloomin price!

Thanks P_P thats one I'm seriously considering.
Anyone know owlt about the Planet X bikes Any Good ?

I race and ride a PX Carbon. It certainly doesn't have any bad points. I'd need to spend three times as much to to find a bike that was actually better.
Mine was frame only, FSA carbon chainset, stem, post and bars all the rest Ultegra.
Personally I think they're about the same as top end Giants were three years ago.

Old git

Harsh ride ?

Or about the same as alloy ?

Why don't you ask this on a roadie forum? I don't think SINGLETRACK has anything to do with road bikes.

I don't have a massively wide frame of reference, but the Planet X, Lynskey-made Ti Pro Race - I think it's called the Ti Pro Road now - is lovely. Great mix of compliance over rough surfaces, direct power transfer and quickish but stable handling. Looks lovely too. It's totally transformed my attitude to riding on the road compared to my old aluminium frame and a couple of mates who've tried it both thought it was very good.

I'm very happy with mine. And it has that ti 'thing' about it that will matter to you or not depending on how you're wired. I've not ridden a carbon Planet X to compare, so can't tell you much on that front.

Get a red one with those droppy handlebars that get your hands as far fro the brake levers as possible. Don't forget to shave. Plenty of bike forums out there stop with this proper biking bollocks. I've just counted and I still have 2 round wheels on each bike, can't think where it became improper.

Not harsh at all, far from it. The longest I've been in the saddle on it was nine hours with no problems.

>Why don't you ask this on a roadie forum? I don't think SINGLETRACK has anything to do with road bikes. <

I thought this was a roadie forum? This has really buggered up my day...

You realise those bikes are pretty rubbish when you have a little 3' drop 🙂

A bike that only goes on tarmac? Madness!

second old git on the planet-x sl pro carbon.

Its a very comfy bike, think your tyre choice will determine how comfy. Its handles everything i throw at it, its extremely light for what it is. Compared to my friends Kyoto which he has spent circa 4k on, it was only 5oz heavier and i have mtb spd's on it just now.
i ridesomething like 300 miles a week on it just now, use it for commuting and training, used it over the harsh winter months and apart from changing worn out parts it hasn't missed a beat

If your looking for a bike in that price range i would get one if i was you

Set youself a budget and work from there. If you're working to a tight budget you could go for a Cervelo S1 @ 1K for frame and fork and then bling it with Di2!!!!! that would then blow your budget to bits

me, my bike and my riding are improper and I wouldn't have it any other way 🙂

Thanks to the sensible people with open minds,
*Pops to a road site to ask the same question*

Plastic bike get a Trek Madone - lifetime warranty on frame and no weight limit on rider if you break it after a couple of year get a new FOC

Thanks to the sensible people with open minds

sensible and mountain biking don't go together, thank goodness 🙂

*Pops to a road site to ask the same question*

that would have been a good start!

hat would have been a good start

Yep you have confirmed that for me

on your 'proper' bike sonny!

None of the bikes on your list are Italian. A poor start.

1. Provenance: Has to be Italian, or at least have Italian kit on it. If you can't manage that then get one you've seen an Italian pro ride.

2. Paintwork: Must, ideally, be foul or irredeemably naff. Good examples are Colnago (frequently both foul and naff, horrible colours and the occasional F-14 fighter a la top gun), Pegoretti (Elvis and upchuck paintschemes) and Bianchi (in inexplicable shade a of colour not normally found in nature). If you do go Trans-Alpine and into the world at large it helps to have a bike that looks like it was designed by a colourblind Milaneese 4 year old in the dark, as this may fool people for long enough to let you get away with it. If you are French, Look and Time are acceptable.

3. Team Kit: Now, this is important. You can't go around in a pink Bianchi jersey on a Pinarello, you'll look like a right dog's breakfast. Consider what you are going to wear with the bike, this will help you narrow the field down from the start. If you do insist on wearing the jersey of a major team, make it one from several seasons ago, this gives you an air of seniority.

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For me, it was Ti. I don't race, but always wanted a Ti frame - something classic. So I bought a [url= http://pedaldamnit.blogspot.com/2007/07/merlin-cyrene-ageless-grace-in-motion.html ]Merlin cyrene[/url].

Very smooth ride, art with pedals, and totally timeless. Of course being Ti, I look forward to my grandchildren riding it 🙂

You didn't set a budget, but Ti <> cheap...If plastic takes your fancy, I liked the Specialized Roubaix. But Ti always brings a smile. When parked up next to plastic bikes, it never fails to take the limelight - even with the B17 saddle!

regards,
Daren

Why don't you ask this on a roadie forum? I don't think SINGLETRACK has anything to do with road bikes.

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[i]1. Provenance: Has to be Italian, or at least have Italian kit on it.[/i]

I have some Marzocchi forks, you can **** right off

[i]2. Paintwork: Must, ideally, be foul or irredeemably naff.[/i]

Has to be red everyone knows red bikes are faster
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3. Team Kit: Now, this is important. You can't go around in a pink Bianchi jersey on a Pinarello, you'll look like a right dog's breakfast.
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I have a Fox top also 2 Race Face tops, do they make bikes ?

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[i]Why don't you ask this on a roadie forum? I don't think SINGLETRACK has anything to do with road bikes.

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You should have stopped just before SINGLETRACK

Carbon won btw 😀

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nice

just noticed how old this thread was!!

Talking to a roadie colleague the other day about people buying fancy uggrades/bikes. A fwe of the local TTers have been spending loads on fancy stuff only for it to all end intears as they appear to be going backwards re times due to not liking/getting on with their new kit 😥
Some expensive mistkes by the sound of things 🙄

Have fun

Me, I have one of the last Raliegh RSP Ti frames

Very tasty Dales. I'm looking for something sexier for the road and the CR1 is on my list. Yours has one of the better paint jobs I've seen.