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Elfentoe · 2007-05-31 09:55:22

Seriously thinking of taking up cycling and finding it very hard to get consistant advice from local shops. I have a budget of about €2000 but this includes all the gear including clothes etc etc. This leaves about 1500 or so for the bike itself (i think!!) I was looking at a Giant TCR 1 for about 1300 which seems like a…

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Seriously thinking of taking up cycling and finding it very hard to get consistant advice from local shops. I have a budget of about €2000 but this includes all the gear including clothes etc etc. This leaves about 1500 or so for the bike itself (i think!!) I was looking at a Giant TCR 1 for about 1300 which seems like a good bike and manufacturer reading the reviews on the web. Some of the local cycling shops saying i should be spending more but i would prefer to upgrade at a later stage if needed. I think this bike has a full Shimano spec for gears and brakes etc

The biggest confusion for me and the main contradiction between the local shops was the gearing system. Should i go for a 2 or 3 sprocket gearing system (i.e. at pedals) I was told that the 3-sprocket gearing system was only for very mountainous terrain as it had lower gear ratios - but maybe i should be looking for this as i am new to cycling???!!! I intend to start out with 10-20km runs to get used to the bike then push this up to 50-60km - i dont intend at the moment going beyond this or racing competitively but maybe joining a local touring cycle club. I would be reasonably fit previously doing a lot of running but I believe cycling is another level altogether!!!

Any advice would be gratefully appreciated!

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