Does anyone here have any specific opinions on what to expect from a carbon road bike, albeit one from 2005, for someone who has never ridden one before?
I can only tell you from a newer one: it rides insanely smooth compared to an aluminium frame. Also I guess there's some nerd shit about stiffness I guess.
The high level components do make it nicer. I wouldn't spend the required amount of money on an upgrade, but aforementioned bike did have full ultegra and you can pretty much shift under full load. It's not worth the money if you'd have to buy it I think, it is fucking nice though.
Careful about that front wheel though. That does not look like it's made to hold up to any impact at all. It'll be fine on good roads, I'd be wary of even potholes however.
I didn't even notice that in the blog post, I'm actually pretty sure the bike my cousin is giving me has full Dura Ace lmao. As far as the front wheel goes, I'm definitely putting the widest tires on that I can, which I assume will be 28x700c.
Sick!
I can only tell you from a newer one: it rides insanely smooth compared to an aluminium frame. Also I guess there's some nerd shit about stiffness I guess.
The high level components do make it nicer. I wouldn't spend the required amount of money on an upgrade, but aforementioned bike did have full ultegra and you can pretty much shift under full load. It's not worth the money if you'd have to buy it I think, it is fucking nice though.
Careful about that front wheel though. That does not look like it's made to hold up to any impact at all. It'll be fine on good roads, I'd be wary of even potholes however.
I didn't even notice that in the blog post, I'm actually pretty sure the bike my cousin is giving me has full Dura Ace lmao. As far as the front wheel goes, I'm definitely putting the widest tires on that I can, which I assume will be 28x700c.
I think the wide tire move is a smart one.