Is my bike suitable for Road Racing

City

Hi,

Could someone please tell me if my current road bike is suitable for Road Racing?

It's just that I am not sure if my bike is suitable for a first road race.

Here is the link to the spec of my bike:

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/ProductDeta...Giant%20SCR%203

You might have to copy and paste it into the address bar.


Thank you

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City

cormac!

It's made for the road, so that's good But, it seems you get what you pay for when it comes down to road bikes. Pay more, you get a lighter bike with better hardware, but all in all the SCR models seem to be good bikes with a good reputation, but that one is a bit on the "entry-level" side of things, but really it's fine for road racing.

That's my opinion.

gclark8

SCR (OCR) is a Comfort Road Bike, yes many use it for road races but if you get serious buy a bike with racing geometry. Felt, Giant TCR, etc.

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Cheers,
George.

daveryanwyoming

The bike you linked is certainly suitable for bike races, it's a heck of a lot nicer and quite a bit lighter than the bike I used in my first races. But the bike is a really good choice for longer tours and unless I'm mistaken the London to Brighton ride you're training for is a tour not a race. IOW, there are no official start times, finish times, racing licenses, categories or officials. You start the ride, get off to eat a bit and use the facilities along the way and finish alone or with a group. That's very different than sanctioned racing. The bike you've shown is a great choice for longer organized tours and offers better gearing and very likely better comfort than most pure racers.

Good luck,
-Dave

City

Thank you.

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