Carbon Fitness bike
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Well not necessarily. Getting a 2x11 or 12, with a 10-42, and a 46/36 Ultegra crank, or a Pinion P1.18 will give the range of gears to do all that. You just need the proper tires and wheels to do whichever you feel like. I do that with my Ti with the Pinion P1.18, which gives me over 600% range. So I just go 32t at the crank and 24t cog at the hub, and the wide range gives me road bike top speed and the climbing gears of a touring bike, and everything else in between. In short, put the right wheels and tires on, it can do many things, comfortably and on a flat bar too! I won't hit the same speeds as my carbon road bike, but the fitness aspect is about resistance so getting the heart rate up is the point. haha
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This is good information. I have not looked into the Pinion transmission and did not know much, or anything for that matter, about the piece. If I had more years left on this planet I would definitely look into this piece. The major deterrent for me is the inability to get it serviced locally. I would have made a choice by now if only I had the bikes in stock to have a real test ride. Thank you for taking the time to respond and I appreciate your taking the time to post.
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I did a significant amount of riding a couple of decades ago with two guys in their 70's - including some long challenging rides (including a century) ; best rides of my life
they rode well into their 80's
significant for them : fit and gearing ; fortunately - one of those guys was a custom frame builder and small / home bike shop owner
with dialed-in fit and proper gearing they could go just about anywhere ... and we had some great crisp rides
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This is good information. I have not looked into the Pinion transmission and did not know much, or anything for that matter, about the piece. If I had more years left on this planet I would definitely look into this piece. The major deterrent for me is the inability to get it serviced locally. I would have made a choice by now if only I had the bikes in stock to have a real test ride. Thank you for taking the time to respond and I appreciate your taking the time to post.
Frank.
Frank.
sometimes need to get creative to find a/the bike in the proper size ... at local areas where bike riders park, etc ... sometimes LBS will have a customer bike in the service area (if they cannot get new) ... etc
I drove hours to get one used bike - close to 8 hour round trip
one guy I spoke with recently had a bike (basically) shipped across the country from a bike shop to his residence
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Pinion and Gate belt drives are very reliable and I've never had any issues with the 3 bikes I've had. However, with your projected budget of the Sirrus 6.0's $3.5k range, a carbon/Ti Pinion bike is a no-go, unless you can find a used one.
Since you are getting fitter, geometry is probably most important, especially if you're going to go hard. Good luck!
Since you are getting fitter, geometry is probably most important, especially if you're going to go hard. Good luck!
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