Hiya,
first post... to the point:
I bought my first road bike (Giant Propel) a year ago and have been bitten by the road bug ever since... Have done 2 500 km this year, never did anything much sports-wise before, so I consider that quite good, being it me...
Friends come along in the summer, crazy about gravel riding - so I decide to build a gravel bike to ride with them (Specialized Crux on Zipp 303s, Ultegra, etc.)...
Winter comes along, and I realize I have no bike to ride in the winter, because I don't want to damage the Propel, or the Crux (from road salt), so I bought a Giant TCX.
However, for some reason, the geometry on the TCX is just uncomfortable for me, I much, much prefer the Crux (or the Propel OFC). At the current moment, the setup is:
- Propel - not ridden
- Crux on 303s - ridden on rollers
- TCX - ridden outside, in the slush, etc.
Yesterday I was at the bike shop, they have a TCR on sale, which got me thinking, maybe I could swap the TCX for the TCR...
Then before I went to bed I thought - wait a moment, maybe I could just buy a wheelset for the Crux (I'm not one much for gravel riding), ride that outside, and have two nice bikes for the road, which I enjoy much more anyway...
And then I thought - why don't I just ride the Propel on the rollers? The reason I haven't done so till now was because I was scared of falling off and damaging the bike... but I guess bikes are built to handle falling off rollers?
So, opinions and input please?
Should I trade the TCX for a TCR and have 3 bikes?
Or should I sell the TCX, buy a wheelset for the Crux, ride that outside and ride the Propel on rollers?
Thanks.
Rollers training / number of bikes
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I'll do the same. Having a Crux you have everything, you can change wheels and ride it. Also you can only have the Crux for everything, there's no reason for having a different bike for rollers. In my case, I only have one bike, and I use it on the road and rollers.
So, if I were you I would sell Propel and TCX
So, if I were you I would sell Propel and TCX
mike001100 wrote:...but I guess bikes are built to handle falling off rollers?
I don't think this is a design criteria for bikes If you are worried, buy a cheap beater bike just to ride on the rollers.
I would sell the TCX, and buy a new wheelset for the Crux.
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Thanks for the input, on Friday I'll probably be picking up a second hand set of Mavic Aksiums for the Crux for winter training...
I thought of having "one bike only", but the Propel is so fast and so much fun
I thought of having "one bike only", but the Propel is so fast and so much fun
My Crux is my gravel/winter bike. I'm loving it. I'm running 40mm Clement MSO X'Plor tires.
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