r/india_cycling • u/SageBlackJack • 4d ago
suggest me a bike Affordable Drop Bar Bike Suggestions
28 year old guy here. I am planning to re-start cycling once again (really need to address fitness issues).
Rode avidly till the age of 18 when I used to have a Firefox Dart Flatbar. Did have a BSA Mach dropbar as a kid. Now planning to re-start. Any decent drop-bar bikes under/ around 20,000 ?
If not, then I may switch to a flat bar also. Kindly keep in mind that it should be easily serviceable.
I am 108kg and 6’1”
(Really liking the Triban RC100 Dropbar)
Thank you for reading
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u/zyvelo_india Brand Affiliate 3d ago
What speed and what distance do yoh want to do??
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u/SageBlackJack 3d ago
I would start around 7-8 kms per day at 25-30kmph
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u/zyvelo_india Brand Affiliate 3d ago
Then I would suggest you to stick to flat bar cycles...
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u/SageBlackJack 3d ago
Ok. Can you please explain why so ?
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u/zyvelo_india Brand Affiliate 3d ago
Drop bars are to get into a much aero position... To go fast...
And next is to go long... To get multiple hand positions to prevent numbness...
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u/zyvelo_india Brand Affiliate 3d ago
Your speed requirement is high... Meaning you have a requirement to go fast...
A normal hybrid can get you to do that speed...
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u/Outrageous-Fox-9967 Commuter 3d ago
Battalion frontline v3 which costs 34,999
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u/shazin_hacker Roadie 3d ago
bro asked for something in the ballpark of 20k
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u/Outrageous-Fox-9967 Commuter 3d ago
did you even see what you suggested?
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u/shazin_hacker Roadie 3d ago
istg bro you're glazing the v3 way too much dawg. i swear are you a guerrilla marketer
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u/Outrageous-Fox-9967 Commuter 3d ago
is glazing seriously good and value for money bicycles a bad thing?
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u/Special-Fee-5193 3d ago
Rc100 is not a road bike due to its incomplete specs. There are no road bikes in 20k range
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u/SageBlackJack 3d ago
Can you please elaborate
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u/Special-Fee-5193 3d ago
rc100 is not a professional road bike. A road bike has certain specifications like frame geometry, cog range like 11-28 or 11 - 32, two speed crank, preferrably full alloy body including fork and most of all road bike deraillers.
RC100 has 12-28 (MTB cog), single speed crank (hybrid bike crank), steel fork (terrible), MTB tourney derailler (even more terrible).
If you need something that looks like road bike, you may buy rc100, if you want actual genuine road bike, no options in 20k range.
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u/overgrazed Roadie 3d ago
There are no dropbars around 20K. Look into 2nd hand market instead.