# Building/purchasing a road bike attn redrum? **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [January 27, 2008, 4:27pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/building-purchasing-a-road-bike-attn-redrum/42522 "2008-01-27T16:27:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 8
**Author:** ![ILCisDEAD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a87d85/32.png) [@ILCisDEAD](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ILCisDEAD)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2008, 7:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/building-purchasing-a-road-bike-attn-redrum/42522/8 "2008-01-27T19:33:48Z")
Personally, I think you should look at your level of commitment to it. It would be a shame to spend 2500 bucks for two then kind of let it die out. Something that seems to be pretty common for everyone. In the mean time pick up a decent bike fitted to you. Then see how long you go for. For a road bike. I did not notice a large difference in weight, going from an older bike to a newer one… I only could tell when i picked it up. I did notice having the integrated shifters… was very nice I would highly suggest them --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/building-purchasing-a-road-bike-attn-redrum/42522)._