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are they really THAT crappy? i was thinking about getting some crap $200 Mongoose mtn bike sometime for dicking around on. i don't plan on driving it down the face of Mt. McKinley - would a casual rider really need something more than this - your opinions please. i've been out of the bike scene for a LONG time. i guess i need to check with my pops, too - he has a couple old Gary Fishers, and some Italian (?) skinny street bikes.
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The reason I'm saying to spend as much as your budget allows: I have ridden a Trek 1000 road bike for years. It's under $500 - or it was when I got it - and adequate for most recreational riding. You can talk yourself into thinking how smart you are for not spending mega-bucks on a big buck carbon fiber bike, because this bike can get you down the road just fine, and it's your conditioning and skill that makes the difference anyway, right? Well, for my big 50th b-day, I bought myself a Cannondale carbon fiber road bike with much better components as well. The difference is phenomenal. It costs 4 times as much as the Trek 1000, but if you plan on riding a lot it is well worth it. Best money I have spent for a long time. Of course the key question is how much are you going to ride and how serious to you want to get into it? If you're just dicking around, $200 will get plenty.
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If you want to get a $200 department-store Mongoose, by all means go do it. I just wouldn't be surprised when a wheel folds the first time you take it off some 'sweet jumps.' Here's where I make my public service announcement about wearing a helmet: Wear a helmet.
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There's always another option: Buy a used bike with a good frame, and PIMP IT OUT!
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Thanks for the replys everyone, i got a lil better idea of the rt i'm gonna take now. If i see anything i need checked out i'll post it here.
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I got the Wal-Mart/Sams Motiv special for $95 on sale for $87 and have kicked the living crap out of it for 10 yrs now and I've only had to replace one brake handle. I do the kind of riding that you see on the jackass shows :-). For a better workout I tie a rope on and tow my kids around on their skateboards - the ones with the monster wheels. Mom's not too happy about that one cause the kids are getting too scraped up but they're too small to pull my lard butt. I've kept up with the other bikes and have mastered most of the jumps and can even do a front wheel stoppie as long as my wife isn't watching. For some reason, whenever she's watching I crash. Humph! Just the other day I was riding down a hill and hit a log and flipped the bike end over end and ended up standing next to it holding it upright like I meant for it to happen that way. She wanted to see it again, yea right.
I've been thinking about upgrading lately and have been eyeing the costco lineup. Perhaps not upgrading but moving into more of a comfort bike. I want the curved handlebars and a more comfy seat. |
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back in the day i had a super lightweight, all chome-moly'ed out BMX racer - i guess nowadays the tech stuff is carbon fiber/kevlar/titanium/etc. i don't need anything competition-grade - just sturdy and cheap. heavy is ok. i'll even try not to J-kick garbage cans over with it.
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[QUOTE=pghopkins]I got the Wal-Mart/Sams Motiv special for $95 on sale for $87 and have kicked the living crap out of it for 10 yrs now and I've only had to replace one brake handle.
QUOTE] Yeah, but do you RIDE it?
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Did you push the handlebars forward and did it have pegs on it?
My first bike had garbage pail kids (5series I believe) folded and taped to the front forks and sticking into the spokes to create my exhaust sound....It was cool for like 1 week until the other kids laughed at me... |
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I occaisionally pump out the 50-100 mile ride and the bike weight and knobby tires just make it impossible to keep up with the street bike pack. Hey, perhaps one of those tight suits and matching helmet would help??? Nah, that's just not a pretty pic for me. My first bike was a Schwinn sting ray. I saved up for two years, went and bought the bike rode it for about an hour and went in for lunch. When I came out it was gone. Never to be seen again. Bastids! Last edited by Hop; 08-03-2007 at 11:44 AM. |
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Dude, if you're driving a mountain bike on the street (I do), just think of it as even better exercise, compared to a roadbike. :P
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