Is this a good performance road bike?

Question

Its a Novara Carema Women's road bike

http://www.rei.com/product/760866

Answer 1

Tiagra is right ABOVE Sora... Sora is the lowest named Shimano road gruppo. Sorry Carl.

It's a pretty good deal for that bike.

Answer 2

The Giant TCR W is $200 more, list price. You might be able to beat that price significantly by asking your local bike shop if they have any of last year's models left over. The TCR W has better components than the Novara. One of my riding partners has the same wheels and loves them.

If you have your heart set on the Novara, go ahead. It will serve you well until you outgrow its capabilities.

HTH

Answer 3

You're on the right track with this bike. Although it says entry level and sport many of the components are higher quality for instance the ritchey products are high class. You've got a carbon fork. Many entry level bikes do not have carbon forks. The sport description seems wrong, because it looks more like a racing geometry with woman friendly aspect incorporated. It's a good bike! No it's not a fancy name brand but it's higher quality than a lot. You'll probably want to look into upgrading the wheels. Use the alex rims as your training set and then get a fancy set to use for special occasions, epic rides and races if you go that far.

Answer 4

At $800, I'd say it's over priced. Tiagra is right below Sora, so it's not that great. You can get a bike from bikesdirect with Shimono 105 for $100 less,

Answer 5

That's a WOW bike that will suit ya best. Superbly classy.

Install safety accessories: front & back lightings ( reflectorize warning signals too), horns & blinkers as well.

It will be an envy on those who see ya ridin on it.

Keep safe ridin doll