darth_mudi
I wanna buy a road bike... it has to be cheap about I've seen a few for $250... and I might go to $300 for the right bike... after all its only a starter bike.... i'm 6'2" 240lbs... I wanna go back to 180lbs which is why I want a bike.... take 20mile trips everyday... I'm looking at the bikes wal-mart and k-mart have and it looks confusing... like what does 700c mean? 26"? 21-speed Shimano? Revo Twist shifters? how can I learn when and how to shift? I kinda understand but not really.... I'm so lost in the world of bikes please help
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This is a bit long, read carefully...
For your budget I would strongly suggest that you look for a used bike. There are many available throughout the various Internet sites and even the newspaper. For your purposes and until you learn more about bikes avoid Schwinn, Mongoose, Next, Triac, Magna, and any other brand you might see in a mass merchant store. Some of these companies make both low quality and high quality bikes but until you can discern the difference it is best to avoid them.
Starter bike or not, those that you see at mass merchants like Walmart or Target or Meijer are not worth the money... but that isn't your question.
"700C" is the designation for a road bike tire size. This is now the most common road bike tire size superceding 27" and 28";
26" is a wheel size usually seen on mountain-style bicycles. The bikes you see at mass merchants are NOT mountain bikes and are NOT intended for offroad use no matter how fancy they might look;
"21 speed Shimano" usually refers to the lowest grade of components that the company Shimano makes which you'll usually find on bikes from mass merchants. It is important to note that Shimano makes stuff from really cheap to really expensive. 21 speed refers to the number of gears on the bike- in this instance it is 21;
"Revo Twist" shifters are low level twist shifters made by Shimano;
Shifting a bike is generally pretty intuitive... higher numbers on the shifters mean higher speed and also generally "harder to pedal". The primary thing is that you must be pedalling forward as you shift- no coasting, no pedalling backwards- and never shift standing still.
This is a bit long, read carefully...
For your budget I would strongly suggest that you look for a used bike. There are many available throughout the various Internet sites and even the newspaper. For your purposes and until you learn more about bikes avoid Schwinn, Mongoose, Next, Triac, Magna, and any other brand you might see in a mass merchant store. Some of these companies make both low quality and high quality bikes but until you can discern the difference it is best to avoid them.
Starter bike or not, those that you see at mass merchants like Walmart or Target or Meijer are not worth the money... but that isn't your question.
"700C" is the designation for a road bike tire size. This is now the most common road bike tire size superceding 27" and 28";
26" is a wheel size usually seen on mountain-style bicycles. The bikes you see at mass merchants are NOT mountain bikes and are NOT intended for offroad use no matter how fancy they might look;
"21 speed Shimano" usually refers to the lowest grade of components that the company Shimano makes which you'll usually find on bikes from mass merchants. It is important to note that Shimano makes stuff from really cheap to really expensive. 21 speed refers to the number of gears on the bike- in this instance it is 21;
"Revo Twist" shifters are low level twist shifters made by Shimano;
Shifting a bike is generally pretty intuitive... higher numbers on the shifters mean higher speed and also generally "harder to pedal". The primary thing is that you must be pedalling forward as you shift- no coasting, no pedalling backwards- and never shift standing still.
Should I get a road bike or street bike?
patrick s
I am going to school at radford university in virginia. I will be bringing my truck, but student parking is about a mile away from my dorm so I want to get a bike to use it to get to close distance places and to ride to the parking lot to get my truck when I need to go further. I'm going to get one on craigslist and I have about 100 bucks to spend. I can't decide if I want a road bike or a mountain bike. The roads are somewhat hilly if that changes anything. I am an inexperienced biker btw. there is a diomondback response xe on craigslist that apears to be in good shape, and alternatively, there is a se draft for the same price.
I meant to say road bike or mountain bike in the title, haha
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If you are not going off-road, why get a mountain bike? Any bike is a target for theft, especially around a school or college. I'd invest in a good U-Bolt lock with a cable lock passed through the wheels also. OnGuard locks can even be found at some Walmarts now.
If you do go with the mountain bike, you might want to put semi-slicks on it. See link below. Will vastly improve both speed & comfort on the road.
If you are not going off-road, why get a mountain bike? Any bike is a target for theft, especially around a school or college. I'd invest in a good U-Bolt lock with a cable lock passed through the wheels also. OnGuard locks can even be found at some Walmarts now.
If you do go with the mountain bike, you might want to put semi-slicks on it. See link below. Will vastly improve both speed & comfort on the road.
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