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felt ar5 v trek madone

  • 13-02-2012 8:33pm
    #1
    miket
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18 ✭


    felt ar5 v trek madone
    hi just need some info as i have a trek madone 6 months old in great condition & selling for felt ar5. dilemna is was at local bike shop & was told that ar5 is more suitable on flats rather then climbing. the cycling i will be doing is down in kerry ( connor pass )& i find this difficult enough without putting myself at more of a disadvantage & that ar5 is more of a stiff bike that you will feel bumps more. i love the look of the felt but find the madone nice ride but just not as appealing.
    thanks any advice
    mike


Comments

  • #2
    golf998
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8 ✭golf998


    hi miket id say u have a very good bike in the madone maybe you might be better off do a bit more training for the hills try maybe cycle with an older group might make you feel better


  • #3
    brayblue24
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,700 ✭✭✭brayblue24


    I had a 2009 AR4 but the heart ruled the head when I bought it. Beautiful to look at and feather light (almost the same as AR5-poss. Ultegra v 105 and a few other small bits being the only differences). But I found out the hard way that it's great on the flat but not great for climbing. Now I'm no mountain goat so I sold it after 6 months as I found it was limiting my routes as I started to avoid routes that involved a lot of climbing.

    I can see why you'd be looking at the AR5 though, it's a beauty

    Hope this helps


  • #4
    miket
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18 ✭miket


    thanks, its like that for me heart ruling the head.
    ps golf man i do cycle with older guys but ye still leave me behind..........ahhh but i think i would be better going running with you thats if you have recovered!!!!!:D


  • #5
    easygoing39
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,397 ✭✭✭easygoing39


    Can I ask what makes the AR bikes bad for climbing??Does the stiff frame and light weight not make it good for climbing??I'd have thought that any bike thats stiff,thus avoiding wasted input through flex,plus being light,so less weight to get up the hill against gravity would add up to a great up-hill bike,no?


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