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Originally Posted by Textcritic

So, having entered my 34th year, I have decided to retire my poor, dilapidated mountain bike, and replace it with a road bike. I've never owned one before, and I have looked at about a dozen entry level bikes in my price-range, and could benefit from an informed opinion. I have narrowed my field down to three bikes for under $1000:

• Giant OCR 3: Aluminum frame and carbon fork, Shimano Sora group, $829, no PST and free tuneups for as long as I own the bicycle.

• Trek Alpha Series 1000: Aluminun frame and c/f fork, Shimano Tiagra group, under $900 plus GST/PST, 1 year maintenance.

• Lamond eTape: Aluminan frame and c/f fork, Tiagra/Sora group, $869 plus GST/PST, 1 year maintenance.

I haven't yet tried out the Giant, but I will be on Monday. I REALLY liked the ride of the Lamond, but I would much prefer to buy from my local shop because of the free service package.

Thoughts?

Not sure, but I could ask my daughter, she is part owner of the Mountain Bike City in Calgary.