Originally Posted by
rubynewbie
It is actually not carbon fiber, although they do make one of those too. But it does have the 105 components. From what I could find it’s the only aluminum frame offering that does.
That's a really nice bike. 105 is a solid choice that will last a lot of miles. Apologies for the mistake on frame material. I just did a quick search on Cannondale Quick and saw the carbon model at the top of the search results.
Originally Posted by
rubynewbie
I right now am looking for 30-60 minutes a night after work at a truly moderate pace. If I catch the bug and feel the need to hunker down and feel the wind in my face then I will revisit my original Roubaix purchase. I am going to go out on a limb here and guess that a lot of enthusiasts here aren’t still riding their first bike.
I know a lot of enthusiasts and can't think of a single one who is riding their first bike. Most of them have several bikes, and I'm sure many got started on flat bar bikes. I still have a few bikes that don't have drop bars for when I prefer to cruise at a moderate pace.
Originally Posted by
rubynewbie
So I ordered the 2018 Cannondale Quick 1 Disc Womens in small. Brand new but an older model offered significant savings. The flat bars are supposed to be lower on the Quick 1 than the other Quick line up, but of course not to the level of drop bars. I’m wondering how many men here (and even women frankly) have ridden a drop bar bike while being fully weighted down by a G cup bra completely filled. I’m just guessing, but this possibly could have had something to do with how in the end I was more comfortable on a flat bar bike. But I really didn’t want to give up the 105 components, I enjoyed that on many of the bikes I test rode. After my breast cancer surgery I will lose a rather massive amount of breast size, and once I recover and get back to hitting the road every day again I might eventually consider a different type of bike, but I think this is a really good fit for where I am today.
I SO appreciate the wide variety of opinions offered here, thank you so much!
Congratulations on your new bike. Sounds like a very well informed, smart buy, and I'm sure your husband is delighted with the savings
. Good luck with your cancer surgery and treatments.
