Hi Reddit,
I received this road bike as a second-hand gift from a family friend about a year ago. Long story short, I haven't used it much until now because I have a running injury and biking has proved to be a good replacement form of cardio (biking does not aggravate my injury). I've taken it out a few times, most recently with two 40 mile rides in the past week, so it definitely works. But I don't know anything about bikes and I would like help understanding what I'm dealing with here.
If anybody could help me understand a bit more about this bike, I would really appreciate it. Is it missing any pieces? Does it need any upgrades, if so what? Is it more of like a beginner, intermediate, or advanced bike? Is it a good bike? Does it have any obvious problems? Things like that.
Now that I've been using it more, I'd really appreciate any kind of crash course reddit can provide, thank you!
by umichlaw2Lol
4 Comments
Ive never heard of that groupo tbh, but thats was a pretty solid mid/high end carbon bike back in the day.
You could probably upgrade parts, but you might not notice much difference tbh.
It looks cobbled together from various parts, but nothing that should be a problem, don’t think anything is missing!. Chinese groupset, I’m guessing not the original, but Senseh stuff works fine.
I would just ride it if it fits you. Saddle is too low unless the frame is too big for you.
It’s probably not the right size for you. Having the saddle that far down and the bars angled up suggests it’s too large.
It is a road bike and it appears to be in good condition. iN the end all that really matters is that it fit’s you. A local bike shop will usually be happy to help with that and get you started on what that looks like.
Beyond that, a tune up to make sure everything is good to go, though two 40 mile rides without issue are a good sign.
Everything else is personal preference. It looks like an OK middle of the road quality wise bike. It has some oddball brand components but nothing junky.