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Forum: Road Cycling

04-08-24, 11:49 AM

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Cycling does not require skills?

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Posted By tai1fob

your friend is right, and that is the reason I...

your friend is right, and that is the reason I decided to get more serious with cycling. I am so out of shape and uncoordinated, I cannot join any local basketball or tennis club because I can’t play...

Forum: Road Cycling

03-30-24, 11:29 PM

Replies: 62

Is it "Stupid" to buy a lower spec bike because of color?

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Posted By tai1fob

haha, some day….some day……

haha, some day….some day……

Forum: Road Cycling

03-30-24, 04:18 PM

Replies: 62

Is it "Stupid" to buy a lower spec bike because of color?

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Posted By tai1fob

So turns out the Domane AL4 in red is out of...

So turns out the Domane AL4 in red is out of production, so I can’t even get that anymore. Stumbled across the checkpoint while I was in a local store, and I fell in love with the ALR5 in satin navy....

Forum: Road Cycling

03-30-24, 04:11 PM

Replies: 28

Need First "Nice" Bike Advice - $2K for Used "highend" or New "Entry"

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Posted By tai1fob

Sup my fellow riders, after months long research...

Sup my fellow riders, after months long research and endless GCN videos, I’ve got myself a Trek Checkpoint ALR5 56cm. The “progressive” geometry may be too long for people with normal body build, but...

Forum: Road Cycling

02-25-24, 04:32 PM

Replies: 62

Is it "Stupid" to buy a lower spec bike because of color?

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Posted By tai1fob

MaxKatt Koyote strangely, the bikes I am looking...

MaxKatt Koyote strangely, the bikes I am looking at, it's all the lower spec having the color I want. It'll be a easy choice of spending $2k with 105 and the color I want, vs $1700 with Tiagra and...

Forum: Road Cycling

02-25-24, 04:26 PM

Replies: 62

Is it "Stupid" to buy a lower spec bike because of color?

Views: 2,886

Posted By tai1fob

haha, I wish that's my situation, where the AL5...

haha, I wish that's my situation, where the AL5 is in the color I want with 105 as well.....

Forum: Road Cycling

02-25-24, 03:34 PM

Replies: 62

Is it "Stupid" to buy a lower spec bike because of color?

Views: 2,886

Posted By tai1fob

Is it "Stupid" to buy a lower spec bike because of color?

hello all,
I like the fit of Domane AL series, and I am tore between AL4 with Tiagra in the viper red I want, or the AL5 with 105, but I am not feeling the black and green color available for the...

Forum: General Cycling Discussion

02-25-24, 03:25 PM

Replies: 22

Reason for lack of "entry" level Aluminum bikes with Tiagra/105?

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Posted By tai1fob

Reason for lack of "entry" level Aluminum bikes with Tiagra/105?

hi All,
Some of you may have seen my post asking buying used 10 year old superbike or a brand new aluminum bike with Tiagra/105, and I am now in the process of finding the right inventory at my...

Forum: Road Cycling

02-22-24, 02:56 AM

Replies: 28

Need First "Nice" Bike Advice - $2K for Used "highend" or New "Entry"

Views: 1,480

Posted By tai1fob

haha, the only bikes I’ve owned so far are sears,...

haha, the only bikes I’ve owned so far are sears, target, and police auction abondoned bikes, and I was originally planning to spend 700 on a “nice/real” bike, but the budget just kept creeping up...

Forum: Road Cycling

02-22-24, 02:51 AM

Replies: 28

Need First "Nice" Bike Advice - $2K for Used "highend" or New "Entry"

Views: 1,480

Posted By tai1fob

For the bike you have, what does the factory...

For the bike you have, what does the factory chart put you at? Same size as what you got?

also, what’s your build like?

Forum: Road Cycling

02-22-24, 02:48 AM

Replies: 28

Need First "Nice" Bike Advice - $2K for Used "highend" or New "Entry"

Views: 1,480

Posted By tai1fob

so I have very short legs at 33 inches inseam,...

so I have very short legs at 33 inches inseam, should I got with larger size (58) with longer reach, or go by the stand over height (56) where my junk ain’t touching the bar?

Forum: Road Cycling

02-22-24, 02:43 AM

Replies: 28

Need First "Nice" Bike Advice - $2K for Used "highend" or New "Entry"

Views: 1,480

Posted By tai1fob

yep! Sorry I’ve been MIA for few days after...

yep! Sorry I’ve been MIA for few days after posting my original question, I think I got the answer I was looking for. Time to go sit on a Trek Domane or Cannondale Synapse :)

Forum: Road Cycling

02-19-24, 12:43 AM

Replies: 28

Need First "Nice" Bike Advice - $2K for Used "highend" or New "Entry"

Views: 1,480

Posted By tai1fob

Need First "Nice" Bike Advice - $2K for Used "highend" or New "Entry"

hi All,
Been riding bike my whole life, but now I am in the market for a "nice" bike, something like Cannondale Synapse 105 or Trek Domane AL4/5.

However, one of my buddy highly recommend me a...

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