Originally Posted by
Jumpski
I am 60 years young,...................................
I have
NEVER seen anything get younger with age. I'm
70 YEARS OLD and proud to say so and if my Prostate Cancer or a vehicle doesn't kill me, on July 10th I'll celebrate 71 by riding my BIRTHDAY RIDE of 142 miles = double age PLUS 1 mile extra for GOOD LUCK.
Originally Posted by
davester
Road bike? Endurance bike? These are pretty meaningless marketing terms designed to persuade people that they need a bike for each category. "Road bike" is a pretty generic term that these days refers to what would have in the past been called a "racing bike" (i.e. anything with 5 or more gears and drop handlebars), though in this thread it seems to be referring to something with road race geometry. "Endurance bike" seems to be a fairly recent marketing term that refers to what would previously have been called a "touring bike". However, "endurance" sounds a bit sexier than "touring", so that's what the marketers use. Have fun with that silliness. In the meantime I will continue to ride my very versatile vintage bikes that I have used for both racing and touring.
My '72 P-15 Paramount HAD A TOURING GEOMETRY FRAME as does my Custom Paramount. My RR Paramount has a ROAD RACING geometry as does my Giant Propel Advanced SL and not a Touring, Crit or Track geometry. My 2018 Roubaix Expert is none of the preceding frame geometries so I agree can be in put in an ENDURANCE category. Just my opinion.