02-28-2008, 06:27 PM | #11 |
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Any of these look like good options?
http://dallas.craigslist.org/search/...sk=&maxAsk=500 Should I try to enlist Waters to go bike shopping with me?
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02-28-2008, 07:11 PM | #12 |
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My advice:
don't get a mountain bike. they are inherently slow even with bald wheels. It's not satisfying to go slow and be passed by grandmas walking their dogs. your ass is going to hurt no matter what. get good shorts and take it slowly at first, and don't give up if your ass feels like you were stuck in a phone booth with Richard Simmons. Creekster's advice is for rich people. He assumes you are rich. I know better. I say get a solid bike with non-fancy wheels, preferably steel frame, wheels with a lot of spokes. If the spokes start breaking, then go to plan B. But you'll probably be fine. |
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The thing is the cost of using a good wheel builde ris not much different from a bad whell builder. But some guys do a great job and others don't. A good one wil build you a wheel that will never give you problems. On my triple our wheel have carried me, my wife and my son and stuff on a rear rack and have never haf a problem becasue they were well built.
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I like the seond one more. I would stay away from the 650 wheels in the smaller sizes on the first one. In gnereal, these are not great wheels, but may be good enough. But if you ahve problems, you should follow my advice.
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02-28-2008, 07:34 PM | #16 |
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I didn't realize the first one had 650 wheels.
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I also think that FM might not want to buy from there has he would have to put it together himself (or you can pay a bike shop $100 to do it ).
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It looks like the Cannondale on Craig's list has been listed multiple times and he keeps dropping the price. I'm leaning that way ... try to get it for $300 or so. If I get into it maybe I'll get a road bike later. Speed is the LEAST of my worries at this point.
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I built my own house for yewt's sake. You think I canm't assemble a bike?
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