| massi |
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| 13/07/2008 19:30 |
Re: Advise needed for a big lad
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welcome bigboy. You sure are taking on a lot at once .Good luck anyway. I'm only a mere 6 foot but weigh 17stone + and find it very hard to lose weight .
Bike-wise I would only say that whatever bike you buy don't accept anything less than Shimano 105 or Campagnolo Veloche equipment to go with it.
Further down the range than this is likely to be significantly heavier and less long lasting.
There are lots of very reasonable bikes around for £500 to £700 you don't need to spend £1000 on your first bike. Don't forget to allow for pedals,cycle shoes, jerseys, shorts,winter longs,waterproof jacket etc it all adds up.
I'd get hold of a few old copies of cycling weekly and check out some of the previous bike reviews .
Issue may 29th reviews three £1000 bikes Focus Culebro GT GTR 1 and Trek 1.9