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inahandbasket) wrote2005-07-12 08:45 pm
inahandbasket) wrote2005-07-12 08:45 pm
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Need bike advice.
Tommy? others?
I want to get a city bike.
I'm a big guy, over 200lbs, so I need a bike with tires that can take me hopping curbs at speed, and other shenanigans.
I'm thinking either a hybrid, or a mountain bike with slickrock style tires, as a straight roadbike would probably have more blowouts than I'm willing to deal with.
Don't need shocks, although really stiff front shocks on a hardtail might be ok. I've riden suspension bikes on roads before, and those shocks suck a sizable about of your pedal power when you're my size and really pumping.
For god's sake, no grip shifters.
and cheap.
$500 absolute maximum, and I'd prefer to pay less than half of that.
Should I hit up my numerous local bike shops with my list of demands?
Mail-order?
I've heard fleabay has some great deals on bikes if you know what you're looking at...?
In other news, yes, I'm alive.
I've been on somewhat of a hiatus from the intarweb, and haven't really been reading LJ, so if you've tried do solicit my input on anything, I apologize.
feel free to ream me out in the comments.
Now to go call my mother, who also thinks I'm dead in a gutter somewhere.
Tommy? others?
I want to get a city bike.
I'm a big guy, over 200lbs, so I need a bike with tires that can take me hopping curbs at speed, and other shenanigans.
I'm thinking either a hybrid, or a mountain bike with slickrock style tires, as a straight roadbike would probably have more blowouts than I'm willing to deal with.
Don't need shocks, although really stiff front shocks on a hardtail might be ok. I've riden suspension bikes on roads before, and those shocks suck a sizable about of your pedal power when you're my size and really pumping.
For god's sake, no grip shifters.
and cheap.
$500 absolute maximum, and I'd prefer to pay less than half of that.
Should I hit up my numerous local bike shops with my list of demands?
Mail-order?
I've heard fleabay has some great deals on bikes if you know what you're looking at...?
In other news, yes, I'm alive.
I've been on somewhat of a hiatus from the intarweb, and haven't really been reading LJ, so if you've tried do solicit my input on anything, I apologize.
feel free to ream me out in the comments.
Now to go call my mother, who also thinks I'm dead in a gutter somewhere.
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Might also look into the Smoke series from them. Ugly bikes, but very functional from a city/commuting point of view.
Frame material will pretty much be aluminum at that price. There might be some companies making steel bikes in that range, but I coudln't tell you who they are.
As far as components, none of these are really great, but without the stresses of being in the trail, I would expect them to hold up pretty well. Alivio and Tiagra are what I had on my first mountainous bicycle, and while they don't shift as well as LX or XT (the next steps up), they still do a good enough job for commuting.
...there are so many companies and models available it's hard to give many specific recommendations. I'm sure a shop will steer you right. Good to have a nice relationship with the shop people.
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I looked at the regular dew, but I'd really like discs which it doesn't have.
I'll hit up ye olde bike shoppe.
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...bike shops are fun.