Originally Posted by
Love_Bikes
Great conversations and thanks again, The LBS has Check Point SL5, FX 3 and Verve. I will go and test ride. The knowledge and advice here is outstanding.
Let us know what you get.
I got a FX 2 in the spring and love the bike. I've covered all kind of roads surfaces with no issues this summer.
As the distance I traveled each ride increased a fair amount, I ended up on roads where the vast majority of bikes were road bikes (e.g. drop bars). They always zoom past me, lol.
Now, I'm not fast by any measure (my max cruising speed is around 25 kms per hours) but I started to think about trying a bike with drop bars for the longer rides on mixed surfaces that are mostly small highways.
I was at the LBS where I got my bike and started looking at a Checkpoint and am now considering getting one.
I love the FX for around town, MUP's, etc. but I'm thinking the Checkpoint would be great on the longer outings.
Retiring very soon, so having 2 bikes is not an extravagant expense (that's what I'm telling the wife anyway, lol).