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http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/store... What bike would be best for traveling on roads (not too expensive , in london (im a male) So you are buying a bike :) Good for you! First things first, what type of riding are you gonna do? Mountain biking (all off road)? Road Riding? A little of both? Second, ask yourself, how often you plan on riding? Once a week? 2-3 times or more? Next, how far or how long duing each ride? 1-2 hours, 2-3 hours, 10-15 miles 20-40 miles and so on. Once these questions have been answered, you can consider what bike you need to get (MTB, Road, Comfort) Then what price level ($250.00-$500.00 for light riding 1-2 times a week @ 1-2 hours; $500.00-1200.00 3-5 times a week @ 2-4 hours per ride, and $1200.00+ for more serious riding i.e. every day for 2-6 hours a day.) *note, some of the price ranges do overlap* Also you want to consider frame material. Steel, while Resiliant can be somewhat heavy. It will take away some road shock but for the most part will add overall weight to the bike. Aluminium is light weight but rigid, and will beat you to death on the trail/road espcially in a hardtail (no rear suspension) MTB or on long road rides. Carbon Fiber is resiliant and light weight, but expensive, and lastly there is titanium which has similar qualities to Carbon Fiber. If you plan to ride often and can afford it, consider carbon fiber. A good Carbon Fiber bike can be bought around $1400.00 and up. If that is to much, go for aluminimum (particularly on a MTB) with front and rear suspension. However, if doing road, I would reccomend steel as opposed to aluminium because of it's shock absorbing properties. You can also do a combination of aluminimum and Carbon, but again, those bikes start around $1200.00. Lastly, for a LOT of riding, plus a coolness factor, and a total comfort factor, is a fully customized bike. The bike is made specfically for you. They can be made of any material mentioned above, however they are mostly road bikes. There are a few companies that do make custom MTB however. Those companies usualy use Titanium or steel though. Some manufacturers of Custom bikes include Moots, and Serotta, while stock bikes include Bianchi, Raleigh, Trek and the like. I used to own a bike shop, and work in one now called Black Bar bicycles in Virginia, USA. *note* all prices are US Dollars...sorry :( Source(s): http://www.blackbarbicycles.com... if you are not actually going to be racing iwould recomend a city bike or hybrid rather than a road bike. they tend to be cheaper and more durable plus you can mount carriers on them. Hard tail mtn bike. Trek SU200. hi.. if you are mainly traveling on road, you can buy these. hybird, hardtail, lifestyle, no suspension mountain bike or bmx i think that hybird suits you more but its just my opinion you have to go to the bike shop and try them out yourself advice to you is. do not buy bike from places like wal-mart they sell lousy bikes and, don't waste money on full suspension mountain bike unless you are going off-road don't waste money on road bike too if you are not going for a race i would recommemd this bike . http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/store... it should fit your budget. good luck and have fun! If you're ONLY going to ride on London roads a hybrid is probably the best bet. They have the geometry of a mountain bike - upright seated position, as opposed to a racer's horizontal position, but are made specifically for touring about towns. Get one with a rigid fork for road use, although a short travel suspension fork will also help to soak up the odd pothole or crack in the road (there's enough of them in England!) Get down to a local bikeshop (evans cycles have several stores in London) and speak to them about your needs. Take as long as you need and get the perfect bike for you. And the golden rule - don't go to Halfords - go to a shop where grown ups work. http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/store... try this one........ hope ive helped ps have you ever known how to ride a bike before?lol |
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