fixie
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I am an avid cyclist, I bike everywhere and in any weather., I love all types of biking mountain,road,commuting, I am into it all. i was just wondering if there where any bikers out there to share the love with?
Haha road biking is an old mans sport too, you have no excuse for that!I'm a road bike rider - currently riding a Trek 5200. My son has taken up riding too, and is riding my old Trek 1400. He's now faster than me, which is a very bittersweet feeling.
I have two fixies that I tool around on, one is a jamis sputnik that is blacked out with sugino cranks and black rims, and the other is a masi track frame that is orange with white deep-v rims, and blue bull horns. It is so flash and yuppie looking but it is fun.Year round bicycle commuter here. I have a couple fixed gear bikes for my commute and errands, a recumbent for longer road rides and a Pugsley for goofing around off-road and in the snow.
Most of my riding is commuting and general errands. I do try to get a few long rides on the recumbent over the summer and usually a century or two. I bought the Pugsley with the intention of riding off-road summer and winter but havn't ridden it much the last year or so. I mostly use it for neighborhood rides with my young daughter and wife.
So what is the fixie you refer to in your username. I have a Mercier Kilo TT (cheap track bike) with bull horns and a front brake and a CrossCheck with a fixed wheelset for my primary all weather bike.
Craig
Haha road biking is an old mans sport too, you have no excuse for that!
I have a couple bikes, 2 mtn, 2 road-ish. My road bike is a Surly crosscheck since I enjoy mashing around the mountain back (gravel) roads near my house. I can put fatter tires on there than a road frame. I also have a fixie, but that has not been off the trainer in 2 years. Have a single-speeded Q-Roo mtb, and a squishy Astrix Monk 29er. I work from home, so when I go "out for lunch" its usually a 20 mile road loop .
SWMBO and I have been talking about getting a couple of bikes, something that we could use out on the road as possible commuters and light trail riding. I'd love some suggestions.
The thing about dual purpose or "hybrid" bikes is that they end up sucking at everything. I hate to sound like a jerk, but its the truth. I think most hybrid bike owners start out with good intentions and then never find the enjoyment that people with the proper equipment experience. If by trail, you mean dirt, you really need some tire volume and tread on your tires, and for the road, the tread will just slow you down. I think the closest you can actually come is a cyclocross type bike with room for a little wider tires, fenders for commuting, larger diameter wheels and better gearing for the road. Steer clear of the hybrids with their heavy flexy forks and seatposts. I ride a Surly Crosscheck as my "road" bike because I like to take dirt roads and can duck into a trail if I have my file-treads on. If you do not like drop-bars, there are a lot of "City Bikes" that may work for you.
I took my hard tail mountain bike and bought an inexpensive set of rims for it. One set has off road tread and the other has road tires. When I'm riding with my wife and children, it works pretty well.
I'm trying to keep the price for my bike under $200, if possible - so if anyone has recommendations, I'm all for 'em!
Craigslist.
You wont be happy with a $200 new bike.
You wont be happy with a $300 new bike either. Road bikes are expensive, but there is nothing better than riding an in-tune road bike down a nice smooth road. You get what you pay for up to about the $2k range, then it starts getting exponentially more expensive for not that much better of a bike. For example, the difference between a $4k and a $5k bike is the weight of a few paperclips.I guess more accurately, $200 -$300.
I guess I should have been more clear, I was just saying to look used. Craigslist is incredibly competitive with bikes, but you can score some serious deals if you keep up on it.I dunno, dudes - I'm not looking to drop serious coin on an off-season trainer. I'll keep researching.
Appreciate the honesty just the same.
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