In the time we are living it is an accepted life-style to have a personal blog. I felt it is time to join the community of the bloggers.
However, this is not the main reason I start to store some of my ideas and feelings in an electronic form. The particular reason to start this blog is that I pre-ordered a new road bike and I would not only like to share my experience with this bike but more importantly, I would like to proof myself that the order of a such an expensive "toy" really makes sense and it is not only an expression of the midlife crisis every man faces in his forties.
So far you can find the specs of my new bike from the Scott's homepage http://www.scott-sports.com/us_en/product/11270/64644/221878 . I am not a Scott bikes fan but the local Scott representative is the only bicycle shop in Tartu that has an acceptable range of bikes in stock to try. I rode some tens of meters with a bike similar to that I ordered and I was happy with the feeling I experienced. I have at the moment three different bikes (all are cheap entry level recreational bikes, one old Merida Road 850-14 road bike - with the frame far too large for me -, and two MTBs, one for everyday commuting in town and the another a bit better for occasional of-road riding). I purchased these bikes 2009-2010 when I started to cycle in order to drop my (over-)weight. In the beginning I was a total rookie with regard to everything related to bikes and cycling and I chose bikes only on the basis of their price tag (the cheaper the better...). Today I aim to ride annually 2000 km on-road and >500 km with the MTB (mostly still on tarmac and gravel roads) and it appeared that the cheap bikes simply do not last. I am a regular customer in bike service, for an example in all three bikes (likely due to my overweight) the chainrings of the cranksets are worn out (plus many-many other problems). So it was time to switch to a quality bike. I hope the Scott frame and Shimano 105 groupset will last (with an appropriate maintenance and service, of course) for the 10 000 km I plan to pass in the next four to five years.
Let's see, I will tell you, too...
