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Hello, I'm new to cycling and bought this bike recently. It's a Corratec CCTeam, size 57. I am 185cm with an inseam of 83cm without shoes. I've done 150km so far and I can't really say I'm in pain (except my butt and my left wrist feeling tingling sometimes), but I feel a little stretched over the bike and a little too much weight on my hands. I'm not sure if this is normal, as I said, I'm new to dropbar/road bikes. I think I need a shorter stem, but I don't know how short I can go. I currently have a 120mm stem.

Hello, I just bought my first road bike recently, a Corratec CCteam from 2020. The bike is in almost new condition and was ridden very little. It has a few scratches on the frame where the previous owner didn't rest the bike properly, no signs that the bike was dropped or in a crash. After 150km of riding, I've noticed a creak/clicking in the front of the bike when applying weight on the handlebars or when sprinting. It can also be heard sometimes when riding with no hands when leaning back. I have to mention this is my first road bike and also the first made of carbon, so I'm a little concerned. I've done some research of my own, and some say creaking for carbon frames can be normal, but I want to make sure this specific clicking is normal. The clicking is pretty consistent when riding, and I've moved and tried to feel any movement in the headset tube/fork but it feels solid, same with the bearings they feel smooth.

I'm looking for my first road-oriented bike and found this one locally for €190.

The second-hand market where I live is pretty rough. Many used bikes are listed at prices that are the same as, or even higher than, current entry-level models from major brands. Even the cheapest options at Decathlon are still a bit beyond my budget.

My goal is mainly road riding. My first serious ride was a 70 km mountain road ride with a lot of climbing and descending, and I'd like to keep doing rides like that.

From the photos, does this look like a good deal for €190? Is there anything that stands out as a red flag?

Also, do you think this type of bike is suitable for longer road rides and mountain roads, or should I keep looking for a traditional drop-bar road bike?

Any opinions on the value, components, or what I should inspect before buying would be appreciated.

Ever since I got my Steam Deck, I’ve never been fully happy with the ABXY buttons or D pad compared to my Flydigi Vader 4 Pro. The Vader buttons feel way more tactile, responsive, and satisfying without being overly loud or stiff.

I started looking into the ExtremeRate clicky kit, but after watching reviews and tearing down my Vader 4 Pro myself, I think the kit might feel closer to the Vader’s C/Z buttons instead of the main face buttons. The switches and sound seem really similar.

The problem is I actually don’t like the C/Z buttons much. They feel too sharp, rigid, and “pure microswitch” to me. If the Steam Deck mod feels like that, I’d honestly rather keep the stock membranes.

What I’m looking for is more of a softer tactile/contact-switch feel like a good mouse switch or the main buttons on the Vader 4 Pro responsive and tactile, but not super clicky or loud.

I attached a video example of the sound/feel I’m looking for.

Are there any other mods out there besides ExtremeRate that get closer to that kind of feel? Or maybe different switches people swap into the kit?