Switching to a new bike for long rides

Dane Bramage wrote:

Not looking for a racing bike - rather something to take out for on day
rides of 100+ miles at a quicker pace,

You're lookig for a classic traveller bike. The correct name is
"randonneur". Unfortunatelly such bicycles became uncommon - you have let
build is by a framebuilder.

Roland

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Dane Bramage wrote:
Hey there - this is probably a bit off topic, but wanted some advice
about bikes that are built for long rides and any recommendations.
Since this group is experienced with longer rides, I figure you all
would have a good viewpoint.

I currently ride a Cannondale T2000 touring bike. I like it a lot, but
it's heavy and built to carry a load. Looking for something I can
upgrade to that's lighter and built more for speed.

Not looking for a racing bike - rather something to take out for on day
rides of 100+ miles at a quicker pace, and preferably a more
comfortable ride than I'm used to.

Any thoughts? Thanks if you have them.


_ You might just try a lighter set of wheels and tires. There's
no substitute for fit on a long ride. If you have a bike that
fits you already I would try a few things to lighten that
first. If you haven't ridden that bike with 25mm or 28mm tires,
you might be suprised at how zippy it feels. You can drop
a pound in weight by going with skinnier tire and
probably another pound with lighter wheels.

_ Booker C. Bense



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I currently ride a Cannondale T2000 touring bike. I like it a lot, but
it's heavy and built to carry a load. Looking for something I can
upgrade to that's lighter and built more for speed.

Not looking for a racing bike - rather something to take out for on day
rides of 100+ miles at a quicker pace, and preferably a more
comfortable ride than I'm used to.


Dane,

One last thing..

If your Cannondale isn't giving your a comfortable ride,
may I suggest that you read this article. It's written by Peter White
and it's got great information about fitting and geometry that
ultimately determines your power output performance on the bike..
Here's the link..
http://www.peterwhitecycles.com/fitting.htm

David.

"Tim McNamara" wrote in message
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"Bartow W. Riggs" writes:

I too have a T-2000. You are right, it is heavy. For me though it
is the most comfortable of my bikes (recumbent excluded.)

If you want to go faster with _nearly_ as much comfort, a good Ti
bike would be my recommendation...

Why Ti?

There is a good , if basic, article he

http://www.exploratorium.edu/cycling/frames1.html

not as brittle as alumnium, lasts longer (IMO) than carbon and lighter than
steel, for the most part...