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February 21, 2009 at 6:29 PM #352155February 21, 2009 at 6:51 PM #351606
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ParticipantI had a giant racing bike that was under $400 new, about 1986. The thing was great but I won’t take the kind of risk associated with riding it on the road now. I was concerned with flat tires at high speed on those skinny little rims. Now I have a Haro mountain bike, about $750 plus some good slick tires for the road and trainer. I regret that it has a “soft tail”. You lose a lot of energy on trails when the back end and front end spring are working.I can put a solid insert where the spring mechanism goes if I want.It seems to go out of tune-up easily not sure if that is normal for mountain bikes. You have to remember that some of the front and back gear combinations don’t work properly due to travel limitations of the derailleur.
February 21, 2009 at 6:51 PM #351920ParticipantI had a giant racing bike that was under $400 new, about 1986. The thing was great but I won’t take the kind of risk associated with riding it on the road now. I was concerned with flat tires at high speed on those skinny little rims. Now I have a Haro mountain bike, about $750 plus some good slick tires for the road and trainer. I regret that it has a “soft tail”. You lose a lot of energy on trails when the back end and front end spring are working.I can put a solid insert where the spring mechanism goes if I want.It seems to go out of tune-up easily not sure if that is normal for mountain bikes. You have to remember that some of the front and back gear combinations don’t work properly due to travel limitations of the derailleur.
February 21, 2009 at 6:51 PM #352046ParticipantI had a giant racing bike that was under $400 new, about 1986. The thing was great but I won’t take the kind of risk associated with riding it on the road now. I was concerned with flat tires at high speed on those skinny little rims. Now I have a Haro mountain bike, about $750 plus some good slick tires for the road and trainer. I regret that it has a “soft tail”. You lose a lot of energy on trails when the back end and front end spring are working.I can put a solid insert where the spring mechanism goes if I want.It seems to go out of tune-up easily not sure if that is normal for mountain bikes. You have to remember that some of the front and back gear combinations don’t work properly due to travel limitations of the derailleur.
February 21, 2009 at 6:51 PM #352079ParticipantI had a giant racing bike that was under $400 new, about 1986. The thing was great but I won’t take the kind of risk associated with riding it on the road now. I was concerned with flat tires at high speed on those skinny little rims. Now I have a Haro mountain bike, about $750 plus some good slick tires for the road and trainer. I regret that it has a “soft tail”. You lose a lot of energy on trails when the back end and front end spring are working.I can put a solid insert where the spring mechanism goes if I want.It seems to go out of tune-up easily not sure if that is normal for mountain bikes. You have to remember that some of the front and back gear combinations don’t work properly due to travel limitations of the derailleur.
February 21, 2009 at 6:51 PM #352180ParticipantI had a giant racing bike that was under $400 new, about 1986. The thing was great but I won’t take the kind of risk associated with riding it on the road now. I was concerned with flat tires at high speed on those skinny little rims. Now I have a Haro mountain bike, about $750 plus some good slick tires for the road and trainer. I regret that it has a “soft tail”. You lose a lot of energy on trails when the back end and front end spring are working.I can put a solid insert where the spring mechanism goes if I want.It seems to go out of tune-up easily not sure if that is normal for mountain bikes. You have to remember that some of the front and back gear combinations don’t work properly due to travel limitations of the derailleur.
February 21, 2009 at 7:45 PM #351651drunkle
Participantcheck on craigslist, get a used mountain bike, aluminum frame, no more than $500 (haggle! and if the price isn’t right, walk away, there’s always deals). look for a giant, specialized, trek, gt… balance/access… look for shimano deore, lx or xt drive trains or sram x7.
get a bike with a rigid frame and a front suspension fork. you probably wont get a great fork for the money, but should be ok from the past 3 years. look for manitou seven, scarab or black or rockshox reba (not likely).
with a mountain bike’s design, you can put $10 road tires on it and go cruising through the city just fine. no need for “city” bikes and far more versatile than just getting a standard roadie. not to mention, the sitting and pedalling positions are more tip over resistant.
make sure you get a bike that is your size. don’t buy too big and shove the seat down to accomodate, don’t buy too small with the seat pulled too high. some bike frames have a sloping top tube design that may make the seat look too high, but it’s not. the lower tubing makes for crotch friendliness.
check out rscycle.com, pricepoint.com, performancebike.com for price comparisons. check mtbr.com for their forums. of the san diego stores, performance, bicycle warehouse, adams avenue bicycle are ok. but go armed with info and don’t let the sales people bully you.
the san diego bike swap is in october. some good deals can be had there. $1000 can build you a very nice bike with a mix of sale, used and overstock/older stock parts. might be cheaper now with the shitty economy and people dumping their toys. i’m getting sale and coupon emails constantly these days.
oh, if you can’t adjust/fix shifters, you may consider a single speed. gear it for your needs (hills or flat?) and just pedal.
February 21, 2009 at 7:45 PM #351965Participantcheck on craigslist, get a used mountain bike, aluminum frame, no more than $500 (haggle! and if the price isn’t right, walk away, there’s always deals). look for a giant, specialized, trek, gt… balance/access… look for shimano deore, lx or xt drive trains or sram x7.
get a bike with a rigid frame and a front suspension fork. you probably wont get a great fork for the money, but should be ok from the past 3 years. look for manitou seven, scarab or black or rockshox reba (not likely).
with a mountain bike’s design, you can put $10 road tires on it and go cruising through the city just fine. no need for “city” bikes and far more versatile than just getting a standard roadie. not to mention, the sitting and pedalling positions are more tip over resistant.
make sure you get a bike that is your size. don’t buy too big and shove the seat down to accomodate, don’t buy too small with the seat pulled too high. some bike frames have a sloping top tube design that may make the seat look too high, but it’s not. the lower tubing makes for crotch friendliness.
check out rscycle.com, pricepoint.com, performancebike.com for price comparisons. check mtbr.com for their forums. of the san diego stores, performance, bicycle warehouse, adams avenue bicycle are ok. but go armed with info and don’t let the sales people bully you.
the san diego bike swap is in october. some good deals can be had there. $1000 can build you a very nice bike with a mix of sale, used and overstock/older stock parts. might be cheaper now with the shitty economy and people dumping their toys. i’m getting sale and coupon emails constantly these days.
oh, if you can’t adjust/fix shifters, you may consider a single speed. gear it for your needs (hills or flat?) and just pedal.
February 21, 2009 at 7:45 PM #352092Participantcheck on craigslist, get a used mountain bike, aluminum frame, no more than $500 (haggle! and if the price isn’t right, walk away, there’s always deals). look for a giant, specialized, trek, gt… balance/access… look for shimano deore, lx or xt drive trains or sram x7.
get a bike with a rigid frame and a front suspension fork. you probably wont get a great fork for the money, but should be ok from the past 3 years. look for manitou seven, scarab or black or rockshox reba (not likely).
with a mountain bike’s design, you can put $10 road tires on it and go cruising through the city just fine. no need for “city” bikes and far more versatile than just getting a standard roadie. not to mention, the sitting and pedalling positions are more tip over resistant.
make sure you get a bike that is your size. don’t buy too big and shove the seat down to accomodate, don’t buy too small with the seat pulled too high. some bike frames have a sloping top tube design that may make the seat look too high, but it’s not. the lower tubing makes for crotch friendliness.
check out rscycle.com, pricepoint.com, performancebike.com for price comparisons. check mtbr.com for their forums. of the san diego stores, performance, bicycle warehouse, adams avenue bicycle are ok. but go armed with info and don’t let the sales people bully you.
the san diego bike swap is in october. some good deals can be had there. $1000 can build you a very nice bike with a mix of sale, used and overstock/older stock parts. might be cheaper now with the shitty economy and people dumping their toys. i’m getting sale and coupon emails constantly these days.
oh, if you can’t adjust/fix shifters, you may consider a single speed. gear it for your needs (hills or flat?) and just pedal.
February 21, 2009 at 7:45 PM #352124Participantcheck on craigslist, get a used mountain bike, aluminum frame, no more than $500 (haggle! and if the price isn’t right, walk away, there’s always deals). look for a giant, specialized, trek, gt… balance/access… look for shimano deore, lx or xt drive trains or sram x7.
get a bike with a rigid frame and a front suspension fork. you probably wont get a great fork for the money, but should be ok from the past 3 years. look for manitou seven, scarab or black or rockshox reba (not likely).
with a mountain bike’s design, you can put $10 road tires on it and go cruising through the city just fine. no need for “city” bikes and far more versatile than just getting a standard roadie. not to mention, the sitting and pedalling positions are more tip over resistant.
make sure you get a bike that is your size. don’t buy too big and shove the seat down to accomodate, don’t buy too small with the seat pulled too high. some bike frames have a sloping top tube design that may make the seat look too high, but it’s not. the lower tubing makes for crotch friendliness.
check out rscycle.com, pricepoint.com, performancebike.com for price comparisons. check mtbr.com for their forums. of the san diego stores, performance, bicycle warehouse, adams avenue bicycle are ok. but go armed with info and don’t let the sales people bully you.
the san diego bike swap is in october. some good deals can be had there. $1000 can build you a very nice bike with a mix of sale, used and overstock/older stock parts. might be cheaper now with the shitty economy and people dumping their toys. i’m getting sale and coupon emails constantly these days.
oh, if you can’t adjust/fix shifters, you may consider a single speed. gear it for your needs (hills or flat?) and just pedal.
February 21, 2009 at 7:45 PM #352227Participantcheck on craigslist, get a used mountain bike, aluminum frame, no more than $500 (haggle! and if the price isn’t right, walk away, there’s always deals). look for a giant, specialized, trek, gt… balance/access… look for shimano deore, lx or xt drive trains or sram x7.
get a bike with a rigid frame and a front suspension fork. you probably wont get a great fork for the money, but should be ok from the past 3 years. look for manitou seven, scarab or black or rockshox reba (not likely).
with a mountain bike’s design, you can put $10 road tires on it and go cruising through the city just fine. no need for “city” bikes and far more versatile than just getting a standard roadie. not to mention, the sitting and pedalling positions are more tip over resistant.
make sure you get a bike that is your size. don’t buy too big and shove the seat down to accomodate, don’t buy too small with the seat pulled too high. some bike frames have a sloping top tube design that may make the seat look too high, but it’s not. the lower tubing makes for crotch friendliness.
check out rscycle.com, pricepoint.com, performancebike.com for price comparisons. check mtbr.com for their forums. of the san diego stores, performance, bicycle warehouse, adams avenue bicycle are ok. but go armed with info and don’t let the sales people bully you.
the san diego bike swap is in october. some good deals can be had there. $1000 can build you a very nice bike with a mix of sale, used and overstock/older stock parts. might be cheaper now with the shitty economy and people dumping their toys. i’m getting sale and coupon emails constantly these days.
oh, if you can’t adjust/fix shifters, you may consider a single speed. gear it for your needs (hills or flat?) and just pedal.
February 21, 2009 at 11:05 PM #351817ibjames
Participant[quote=Jim Jones]Sounds like you might be looking for a hybrid bike. I have a trek 7.5fx which is half mountain bike – half road bike and is great when it comes to climbing the hills which are common around my area.
I would say try and look for an aluminum frame and carbon fork combination for the frame. [/quote]
I have the same type of trek setup, my wife and I love it
February 21, 2009 at 11:05 PM #352131Participant[quote=Jim Jones]Sounds like you might be looking for a hybrid bike. I have a trek 7.5fx which is half mountain bike – half road bike and is great when it comes to climbing the hills which are common around my area.
I would say try and look for an aluminum frame and carbon fork combination for the frame. [/quote]
I have the same type of trek setup, my wife and I love it
February 21, 2009 at 11:05 PM #352260Participant[quote=Jim Jones]Sounds like you might be looking for a hybrid bike. I have a trek 7.5fx which is half mountain bike – half road bike and is great when it comes to climbing the hills which are common around my area.
I would say try and look for an aluminum frame and carbon fork combination for the frame. [/quote]
I have the same type of trek setup, my wife and I love it
February 21, 2009 at 11:05 PM #352293Participant[quote=Jim Jones]Sounds like you might be looking for a hybrid bike. I have a trek 7.5fx which is half mountain bike – half road bike and is great when it comes to climbing the hills which are common around my area.
I would say try and look for an aluminum frame and carbon fork combination for the frame. [/quote]
I have the same type of trek setup, my wife and I love it
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