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Permalink Reply by chixieonfixie on October 1, 2011 at 2:41am

1) How much money do you have?  

 

2) Why are you interested in the two bikes you have mentioned? 

 

3) What feature or attribute of a bike would tear you away from the two choices you've already narrowed it down to?

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Permalink Reply by Joe Kelley on October 1, 2011 at 3:00am

1. The prices of these two bikes in the area I want to spend.

 

2. Those two bikes where what was suggested at the bike shop as options. Of course those where the brands they carried. I looked at trek but it seems you pay a little extra for the the name with the same equipment.

 

3. I just starting riding this past spring and I am very knowlegdeable about the newer changes to road bikes ( I did used to ride long time ago).   These two bikes the tires where 25 vrs 22 or 23. I like a little wider tire.  They both road very nice. Though compared to what I have been riding almost anything would be better.

 

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Permalink Reply by mark stetson on October 1, 2011 at 4:27am

The Cannondale has Tiagra shifters vs. Sora on the Splzd., so that's a small point in its favor, if only for better resale.  Also has a slightly shorter top tube (.5 cm in a 56), so you might try to see if one or the other is a better fit.  If the Secteur has the DT wheels, they might be better than the Cannondale's Formula hubs.  I see mixed reviews on the Formulas, some people get good reliability from them, but I've seen reports of freehub pawl failure (mostly from mountain bikers).   I don't know anything about the DT hubs, I'd guess a DT design made in Taiwan, but DTs general quality level would make me think that they will live longer than the Formulas.

I really like the 2 tone blue paint on the Cannondale.

If tire size is an issue, you might want to check clearance for something even wider, like a 28. 

 

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