| Re: Trek 1500 for commuting?
Lee,
I ride a '95 Trek 1200 (Racing Geometry - entry level componants) with a Rack to work 2-3 days (16mi 1-way) a week and LOVE it.
Have you test "driven" a Road Bike yet?
The reason I ask is I had a couple year layoff from commuting but occasionally rode my mountain Bike. The day I took the Trek off the rack and took it for a spin I could not believe the difference in feel. Lighter, faster &ready to Rock and Roll !
I could not commute without my back Rack though and cannot tell if the 1500has the eyelets.
Your time estimates sound right on. When I restarted my commuting it took me 75 minutes to go the 16 miles but that dropped in a couple weeks to 60-65 and now I can do it in 52-55.
_theophan
> Hi,
>
> I'm thinking on picking up a good road bike to start riding
> back and forth to work (10miles each way) on city streets. I am not
> in the best of shape (37 years old, 195 pounds}, last worked out about
> 1 1/2 years ago when I used to ride to and from work (6miles then). I
> love to ride, but all I have is a mountain bike now. I don't think
> I'd like to ride it everyday as it is really slow and not very
> comfortable.
>
> Here are the things I am looking for.
>
> 1) Speed, I don't want to take all night getting home.
> 2) Durability of the bike, I hate do maintenance every other day.
> Minor upkeep every month or so I can deal with.
> 3) Comfort. I'm hoping that within a couple of months I can get the
> one way trip time down to around 1/2 hour.
>
> If anyone has a trek 1500, and thinks it would be good or not good for
> this type of situation could you post your comments here.
>
> Thanks
> Lee
>
> PS About what speed can an average person expect to cruise along on a
> good road bike today (I haven't had a road bike since HS) I was
> figuring right now with the shape I am in I could still hold a 12-15
> mph pace on flat terrain, does that sound reasonable? And then once I
> get in better shape I should be able to get about 16-18 for that 10
> mile stretch.
|