Subject: Need advice deciding between two bikes. First off, I'm new to this community so hello everyone!
I'm a bit of a novice, I've done a bunch of sprints and a couple Olympic distance but never been very competitive. I mostly just do it to stay in shape. I recently bought a 1995 Giant CFR3. Decent bike with 57 carbon frame (I'm about 6 foot ). It was stolen 6 days after I bought it so I filed a police report and ending up buying another bike. The second bike is a 2001 Quintana Roo Tequilo. Right after I bought the Quintana the cops called me and recovered the Giant. So long story short, I now have 2 bikes to choose from and can't make up my mind. The Quintana is probably a better bike and weighs less. It's also purpose built for triathlons with tri bars and bull horns and better equipment in general. The problem is I think it might be a bit small for me. It's a 56 frame and it has 650 X 23C tires. The Giant is a 57 frame with 700 X 25C. I don't know how much this really matters though because I can set up the Quintana comfortably for my size and the measurements from ground to the handlebars etc are basically identical. I think the Giant will probably be a better commuter due to the wider tires and Shimano STI shifters. The bike is mostly for races but I also plan on commuting on it once in a while or just cruising the sea wall and I don't have the room to keep both
Any advice would be much appreciated!!
Thanks!
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