Originally Posted by
livedarklions
I'd need to know if he's an experienced rider and what he carries on his commute as well. Also, what kind of commuting route.
This isn't the kind of bike I'd get for someone who wasn't already pretty experienced. A lot of people won't even look at drop bars, for example.
Nah he is a 60 year old Painter and has been riding beater bikes all his life. Probably not a great idea to throw him a road bike...
Me on the other hand, I'm only commuting 6km each way to work but I'm really not sure if it's worth replacing my 54cm R600 with a 56cm bike, it feels pretty good but honestly haven't taken it for a long distance ride yet... who knows. My back is usually always stiff and in pain so it's hard to tell what's going on with the bike.