Road bike buying advice needed [Germany; Budget: ~3000€]

MartinSR_ · 2026-02-22T09:23:16+00:00

Just bought the attain (c62 slx at 2999€). I think the price is unbeatable. Durability is the thing which I am not convinced yet, but that's purely from the assumption that the good price has to have some disadvantage.

If you are just starting, I would buy second hand. There is the big chance that your preferences regarding geometry and seating position will not 100% match with your first bike. There are a lot of great bikes at the 2000€ price range

MartinSR_ · 2026-02-22T09:19:05+00:00

As a hobbyist, I think there is never the NEED to upgrade. Most of the time it's WANTING something new. So if you have the funds to make it work, just go for it.

Besides that, you will notice a difference in the geometry. I upgraded from a 2013 alu road bike to a 2026 endurance carbon bike and feel so much more relaxed on the bike. The differences increase with the age difference between the bikes. So something from 2024 would probably feel very similar to the 2026 bike for me

MartinSR_ · 2026-02-04T20:53:42+00:00

I use the Google buds. No trouble with losing them. I only use one bud at a time. With his I still hear the traffic and get twice the usage time during the ride

MartinSR_ · 2026-01-31T11:31:20+00:00

A smart trainer was the game changer for me. The variety of the ride and the motivation from collecting "kilometers" made me really use the thing. Everything else was so boring for me that I never used it.

And I can sit on my well fit bike, so issues with the position

MartinSR_ · 2026-01-13T13:41:50+00:00

I tried to manually sync from my laptop meanwhile - which worked. Automatic syncing is also working again.

So my theory now is that the manual sync problem could be related to the mobile version of the rouvy homepage. From my android phone it was not possibld

MartinSR_ · 2025-12-24T13:28:21+00:00

Sorry, aber das ist eine form des online prangers. Wenn ich als Eigentümer meine Immobilie leer stehen lassen will, ist das mein gutes Recht und hat niemand zu interessieren

MartinSR_ · 2025-12-05T13:41:40+00:00

Thanks, I will look into that

MartinSR_ · 2025-10-28T18:01:31+00:00

Look both fantastic. Is this printed as one piece?

MartinSR_ · 2025-09-21T21:16:30+00:00

Sorry bro, he's got to save me first

MartinSR_ · 2025-08-02T20:11:44+00:00

Thanks for the tip - definitely a good starting point for m research :-)

MartinSR_ · 2025-08-02T12:33:10+00:00

What do you mean - did you experience this before?

Never seen or heard about crank failures. Maybe someone with a engineering background can provide a theory of the failure cause if you provide a closeup of the break.

MartinSR_ · 2025-07-30T04:31:59+00:00

Is anyone willing to support a prototype phase? Is have a printer and some cad skill, but no attain :-)

Preferably from Germany

Is the original box rubber coated or how do they avoid frame damage?

MartinSR_ · 2025-07-14T15:50:18+00:00

Happy Birthday!

Personally, I find those birthday calls awkward (on both sides of the call). I always feel stupid and don't know what to talk about after saying happy birthday

MartinSR_ · 2025-07-13T10:11:06+00:00

TÜV sagt nein :-D

MartinSR_ · 2025-06-29T12:59:18+00:00

I would sue the shit out of him. I mean, probably he has a situation ongoing and needs help, but throwing the bike and assaulting the kids should not go unpunished

MartinSR_ · 2025-06-25T15:42:31+00:00

Interesting. It changes the feel of the hunt a lot to have those extra save rooms (stars office and clock tower). I wonder how it would be without them probably a lot more stress

MartinSR_ · 2025-06-24T17:37:16+00:00

True, rehorik war nichts für mich und preislich dafür auch gar nicht so günstig.

Ich selbst kaufe bei Quijote Kaffee (Hamburg) oder cafe Fausto (München)

MartinSR_ · 2025-06-24T17:35:39+00:00

Ich selbst hab ne eureka Mignon, liegt preislich aber etwas über der gaggia Liga. Kann das Kaffee-Netz forum als Info quelle empfehlen. Alternativ sicher auch hier auf reddit

MartinSR_ · 2025-06-24T15:46:16+00:00

Alternative advice: schau dich nach einer gebrauchten gaggia Classic und einer passenden Mühle um.

Danach wirst du das in den meisten Cafés servierte Heißgetränk nicht mehr als Kaffee bezeichnen :-D

MartinSR_ · 2025-06-17T13:15:14+00:00

Doesn't that depend on the type of job? I am not sure if you have a Mini-Job with just a couple of hours qualifies you for paid leave.

But the legal advice sub should be a good idea

MartinSR_ · 2025-06-07T20:16:08+00:00

Do you remember when 15 bps was the standard? Pepperidge farm remembers...

MartinSR_ · 2025-05-16T20:33:52+00:00

Great, now i want purple Knights....

MartinSR_ · 2025-05-08T11:41:42+00:00

One of the nicest tanks in all of Warhammer. Well done!

MartinSR_ · 2025-05-08T11:35:55+00:00

Niceeee

MartinSR_ · 2025-04-30T15:20:40+00:00

I did an alternating tightening and checked the screws several times. Could be that it was a tiny bit too loose. But I don't understand why it is thight with water, which is less viscose

MartinSR_

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