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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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Other options are Craigs List and Ebay. I'd go with Craigs List first as you're likely to find it cheaper and Ebay people seem to be a bitch to deal with these days... it's nothing like it used to be. $20 shipping for a string of Christmas lights? WTF?!?!! But I digress.
Brands I like, or liked back when I used to ride daily in the mid 90's... before putting on some pounds... Kona, Mongoose, GT, and Trek. I know back then Trek had a nice bike in the $350 range that a friend of mine had. He later upgraded to a $700 Kona... had two friends with nice Konas... I unfortunately had a piece of shit Schwinn that I had upgraded the components on... but my frame alone weighed more than their complete bikes... by several pounds. I think my frame was built to military specs or some shit... lol.
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