Tarmac sl5
Emonda ALR/S
CAAD12
Trek domane

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Well I'm sure more saddle time will help, but this bike isn't meant for long rides. I've been fitted to the bike already I don't want to keep re adjusting for long ride then change again for when I crit in the future.AJS914 wrote:You might get smoked in your first 10 or 20 crits. Don't worry about it. When I first started racing, it took 10 races to kind of figure it and not get dropped.
I'd talk with a good bike fitter about being more comfortable on the bike for longer distances. It may simply take time in the saddle. Core work and stretching also goes a long way to creating comfort in the saddle.
I guess I hadn't heard of someone getting fit for a bike that is so uncomfortable that you can only tolerate it for a short crit. Ok, I guess you need a bike for longer rides. Pretty much any racing bike will do.07stuntin6r wrote: ↑Mon Mar 26, 2018 2:12 amWell I'm sure more saddle time will help, but this bike isn't meant for long rides. I've been fitted to the bike already I don't want to keep re adjusting for long ride then change again for when I crit in the future.
Thanks, only thing I've contemplated with the tcr is the riding position is much like the sprint.Lewn777 wrote:Surely a Tarmac good enough for 100 miles? Maybe if your roads are really rough that alloy frame could be a bit uncompromising. Could you get 28mm tires with latex tubes? Would they fit? Might help.
Sure it would be good to have a carbon fibre climbing bike, so I'd look for a Spec Tarmac, Fuji SL, Giant TCR, Emonda etc so you have got the right idea. If you don't have a power meter you might want to spend your money on that first.
Other bikes with more upright positions will make you even slower so I wouldn't go for any endurance models with tall head tubes and suspension gimmicks like the Domane unless you have a bad back and you aren't interested in racing or going fast not that a Domane would really slow you down that much, just not optimal.
If I lived in Florida I'd own an aero bike. So I'd try to find a really comfortable aero bike. Madone has the best reputation I think.07stuntin6r wrote: ↑Mon Mar 26, 2018 12:14 pmI do live in FL so it's mostly flat terrain btw.
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I had to take a bike back that was fittted to me because it was too small. I took it to another shop and they basically said exactly what calnago wrote.07stuntin6r wrote: ↑Mon Mar 26, 2018 3:59 pmWell the frame is a 54 and I'm 5'9. I got the bike from the bike shop who fitted it to me.
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