Road bike recommendations

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Hard to fault this bike. Alu frame plus bigger tyres is such a nice combination.

New Tiagra works like a dream. Brakes aren't the best but suspect that's down to the pads rather than the calipers.

Oh yeah - the saddle is dreadful. Far too much padding. My gooch hurts quite a lot today. I'll fuck about with the angle a bit more.

I actually quite like running a load of spacers and riding in the drops for long periods.

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edscoble in reply to @%~}

Brakes aren't the best but suspect that's down to the pads rather than the calipers.

Yup, wear it in a bit, and/or loosen the cable a little so there's a longer throw to modulate the brakes.

If new pads, go for the Swissstop BXP with holder (AFAIK those Tiagra brakes don't have those).

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