Best Diamondback 2013 Women's Airén 3 Road Bike with 700c Wheels Deals

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Packaging was perfect, shipping was much faster than expected. I am an expeienced home bike mechanic and had no problems with final assembly and adjustments. I bought this bike for my fiance, who is somewhat new to road biking. Although we have not had a chance to get out on the road yet, I am hoping to bump this up to 5 stars after we can ride and evaluate. Great bike for the money, and with Shimano 105 not bad! I am so-so on the brake calipers (generic) and would have preferred 105 there, too but at the price, no complaints. Similarly equipped bikes at LBS's are running several hundred $$$ more, so I think we did well on this Diamondback. My only complaint some paint overspray on the downtube next to the headtube, a minor finish imperfection. No worries.

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I have been a commuter on my hybrid bike for 2+ years except for a few months we only get a few hours of daylight in Pacific Northwest. I joined a group ride last year, to quench a biking bug during those no bike months, I got hooked on road biking.

I was keeping up with my friends with my hybrid, but I finally decided to get a road bike (lucky me for a summer birthday). My intimidation to the horned dropdown handle bar was no longer. I was looking at a used, higher-end bike on Craigslist, but it's hard to find one in your size. Then I started looking at new, lower-end bikes (meaning non-carbon fiber). I read a few people commenting online that unless you are going uphill and/or when you start up after traffic stop, you won't notice the difference in weight of bike. That was all the info I needed for me. Bike price goes up to shave off a few pounds. Besides, I weigh 115#. I am still lighter overall (bike+body) than many.

I looked at Trek (of course) and many other brands my neighborhood bike shops carry. For the same price range, nnone offers Shimano 105 on an aluminum bike with a carbon fork eexcept for Diamondback. I bought one from a chain bike shop. I decided on Airen 3 over 4 because of the price difference (and I am sure I won't know the difference between 105 & Ultegra :-).

I put on 500+ in little over a month. My arms don't fall asleep during longer rides. I took it back to a store for little adjustment, but that's expected for any new bike. Overall, I have no regrets on purchasing this bike. A perfect fit for a beginners and beginners+. I am doing STP on this bike next year!