Registered: Feb 2006
Location: Intergalactic Planetary
Aw shit.
Apr-24-2009 06:06
bamski
snuoq ou
Registered: Mar 2006
Location: I am merely here
Re: suggest a good bike
Apr-24-2009 06:07
pkcRAISTLIN
arbiter's chief minion
Registered: Jul 2002
Location:
quote:
Originally posted by Frenchie
Aw shit.
dont you worry kiddo, you're still one of my special victims
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Apr-24-2009 06:07
Ian
Not dead yet.
Registered: Dec 2001
Location: UK
depends on your budget enrique. there's bikes for all purposes but it'd be useless suggesting one until I know what you wanna spend
I would probably suggest a hybrid for your style though. it has a more relaxed type of riding & can do off-road on gentle paths/cycle ways but won't handle anything too extreme, drops etc.
for example if you were paying £600ish (whatever that is in usd now) you'd get such as
basic front suspension to help on slight bumps, upright riding position, good mid-range sram/shimano components and such.
spend the same on a proper 'mountain bike' and you'd get probably basic entry-level components for the 'off road' sense, with the basic & quite poor rockshox dart forks. go upto £675ish and you'd get a great bike though
My bike is a tad more up the food chain line and right now i'm doing the kind of riding you want to do, but I know that once i get some core fitness, it'll handle a bit more offroad when I'm ready to hit it.
Apr-24-2009 08:14
Sushipunk
Flickering, I roam
Registered: Sep 2006
Location: Chateau Verdafloor
quote:
Originally posted by pkcRAISTLIN
dont you worry kiddo, you're still one of my special victims
Another one? Damn, must be like a day-care centre at your place. Is Tricia looking after them or something, or is she roped to the wall too?
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Apr-24-2009 08:25
Knowland
Senior tranceaddict
Registered: Apr 2008
Location: In the Know
Get a Specialized.
Apr-24-2009 10:13
echosystm
super wow maker
Registered: Jul 2004
Location:
I would get a Specialized. I've had two now and they're great bikes.
Make sure you get a model with lockout on the forks and make sure they are RokShox. Lockout will make the forks really stiff, which is good for commuting. No other suspension company has as durable lockout mechanism as RokShox.
Apr-24-2009 14:03
Boomer187
Spicy Hotdog
Registered: Aug 2001
Location: USA
quote:
Originally posted by Knowland
Get a Specialized.
+80
you get great parts for a great price.
Although my other advice is to get dual suspension and head to the mountains. Nothing beats flying down 2,000ft of single track after climbing just as many feet at a 3% incline! do it!
Apr-24-2009 14:38
Teezdalien
Supreme tranceaddict
Registered: Jul 2007
Location: Melbourne, Australia
cute!
