The Glade 4.0

I really need a road bike. I have a thing for speed (Its why I drive an SUV... If I had a sports car I wouldn't have a license anymore ).

The past couple of nights I've been going around the park by my house and pushing myself a bit more than normal. Tonight I spent 90% of the ride on the big front ring and it was GLORIOUS!

A month or two ago, I was spent and almost passing out in the driveway after 20 mins of riding. Now I'm bombing down the big straight from the park at full speed and loving it!

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Holy shitsnacks!

Excellent! Welcome to the addiction. For a guy your size, an aluminum road bike might do the trick - very stiff. Carbon will be a bit more forgiving. Performance bike shops had a sale last week on their in-house brand (Scattante), and a couple of those looked pretty sweet in the $1000-$1400 range. What I found interesting is that they didn't even have any steel road bikes in the store. All carbon fiber and aluminum.

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I'm looking at a few different ones. I think the top of the list are:
Specialized Sirrus Elite
Trek FX 7.3 Disc
Specialized Crosstrail Sport Disc

About in the $800 range give or take. Its a ways down the road, but its fun to look

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Holy shitsnacks!

I've really gotta justify replacing my old Specialized HardRock. It's only 19 years old but it's damn reliable.

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A man who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing which is more important than his own personal safety, is a miserable creature and has no chance of being free unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself. ~ John Stuart Mill

Hah, my bike is the same age. Specialized Stumpjumper FS. It's like an old friend, by this time.

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This cold and dark tormented hell
Is all I`ll ever know
So when you get to heaven
May the devil be the judge

I have since evaluated my choices, and am more than likely going to try and get a Felt z85.

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Holy shitsnacks!

Yeah I bought an aluminum frame Giant bike several years ago, and it is wonderful. The only change I will likely make to it is to replace the steel fork with a carbon fiber one, to not only reduce the weight but reduce road vibration.

You won't be sad. They are super light and super fast!

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