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Where can i get a good priced bike to ride on the streets? |
something enxpensive and comfy Stay away from WalMart and their ilk. You'll just end up with a piece of junk. Go check out as many of your local bike shops as you can, ask as many questions as you can. They'll all have a bike or two that are in your range and need. Then test ride as many bikes as you can. The bike shop employees will make sure the bike fits you. As you test ride, you'll find that you keep coming back to ride one certain bike. That is probably the bike for you. Good luck, happy riding! China. Go straight to Ebay.com and search for ROAD BICYCLE! Go to a local BIKE DEALER and ask them for the best deal for YOUR MONEY! They will give you good advice...check out several bike shops. Also, MAKE SURE YOU KNOW YOUR CORRECT SIZE of bicycle (they will tell you at ANY bike shop for FREE). Check out ebay...and find your road bike! Keep on riding... Inexpensive, comfy and a bit speedy? Diamondback Edgewood/Winwood at the Diamondback or Raleigh dealer. These are a road hybrid, but they added a comfy saddle (the wonderful Avenir) and very adjustable handlebars, plus comfortable, yet fast, tires. A note about the new bike sizes. Expect to show a lot of seat post sticking up. Otherwise the bike would be too big for you and that's slow. Please don't use "Standover Height" for a measure--that's outdated. The appropriate corresponding body measure is "Reach." The reason I recommended that particular bike is: 1) Extremely comfortable 2) Very fast 3) Efficient enough for hundred mile rides Recently, I was on the 480 mile, from Texas to Kansas, "Oklahoma Freewheel" tour and happened to notice this model Diamondback passing roadbikes, clearing mountain foothills, and still leaving the riders with plenty of energy after the 50 to 81 mile stages. Oh yes, and they were also in the lead. Can't beat it--IF you get the right (smallish) size. Have fun! So, I'm thinking that about $300 or a bit more is a good price and keeps you from having maintainence problems. However, if you're looking for a toy-department model that actually works, there's a red Schwinn XC style mountain bike at both Target and Wal-Mart that stands alone because it carries a name brand Shimano rear drive that works. I do not know about longevity of the product--only that it is the only "real" bike in its price range. However, on your first trip up a hill, you will have wished that you had the lighter weight, speedy bike from a real Bike Store instead of the half hour grind lugging a heavy toy-department model up hill. Yes, weight makes a huge difference up hills and the lighter Diamondback is certainly worth more than the price difference because of the difference in both maintenance and enjoyment. And, the fact that the lovely Avenir saddles aren't available seperately. ;) Another reason I'd still recommend the Edgewood / Winwood is that they are capable of multi-use and all-season use. With the 700c wheels, it will gently travel down a gravel road, XC trail and/or travel right along with the road touring club for fun weekend vacations. You'll be keeping up with less effort and you'll be more comfortable. Be sure to add "shoe attachment" in the form of "straps" pedals or "mountain shoes" if there's some hills (much easier that way). Also try Trek's Vapor or Police (label comes off easily) helmets that can make your head cooler, not hot. Wal-Mart's Bell rear light (triangle), under seat pack, and 99cents worth of Metric allen wrenches (pack only those that fits bike) are very good, but do get the rest of your accessories at the bike store so you'll have trouble-free enjoyment. Other accessories? Feather light Sunlite rack and trunk bag to hold your sunblock, snacks, satchel, etc. Brilliant, long lasting, featherweight Serfas SL 400 headlight for those nighttime excursions, extra inner tubes, small pump, aluminum water bottle holders (super light and inexpensive), a plastic tire lever, and some attractive bike shorts. Remember, keep your accessories light weight or you'll have to pedal much harder. You'll want a high quality U-Lock to make sure your new vehicle stays where you put it. Avoid those that rattle. Kryptonite and Bulldog have some good models. Also inquire at the bike shops for contact information for touring clubs since you'll be able to enjoy this sort of frequent weekend vacation with that bike. If there's no Diamondback dealer in range, go test drive a Specialized Cirrus. The Diamondback is more comfortable, but Specialized Cirrus has similar hot performance and usefulness. See you down the road! |
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