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Originally Posted by wwkayaker
I'm looking at road bikes and am curious what a decent price point would be. I have a mountain bike and downhill bike but have never done any road biking. I'm 250 lbs so I'm wondering what type of frame and wheels would be recommended; I don't know what impacts road cracks, etc have on road bikes. I'm not looking for a high end bike but more along the lines of a lower end as I don't know if I will enjoy road biking like I do mountain biking.
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I've got 30lbs on you, I went with a cannonball caad10 about 5-6 years ago and haven't looked back. Lifetime warranty on the frame. It is made of aluminum, but I have ridden carbon and being a big guy, prefer the aluminum for peace of mind.
One piece of advice, you will probably end up having rear wheel problems. I did (continuous breaking spokes)and ended up going to a 32 spoke custom wheel, the wheel alone was around $300, I would see if you can negotiate a customs wheel right from the start and try to get some credit for the wheel on the bike. Most of the road wheels I saw were 20 spokes or less