where can i purchase a good bicycle at a reasonable price?

Question

I'm looking to get into riding a bike again, anyone know of a good brand of bicycle at a reasonable price(I don't want to spend alot of money). I live in pittsburgh, pa

Answer 1

Try Ebay.

Answer 2

Go to www.fisherbikes.com and do the matchmaker option. Honestly, you want to get a good frame that might have cheaper components to start with but can be upgraded over time if you want to do that. If you buy a really cheap bike, you will most likely have a bad experience. The prices on the website are usually a little higher than a dealer (by about $50), and at this time of year you might still find some 2006 models that they are trying to close out. The website also has a dealer finder. Go for either a Gary Fisher or a Trek. I suggest getting a bike that has a decent front shock that can lock out. This will allow you to do road riding (lock out the shock) or trail riding (enable the shock).

Answer 3

Do not go to any store that is not an actual BICYCLE SHOP! This means no Wal-Mart, no Target, no K-Mart, etc. They sell cheaply made, stupid-heavy, poorly assembled shadows of real bicycles. No matter how shiny they are, they're just polished turds.

eBay is fine, as long as you know EXACTLY what you're getting into, and your question hints that you are not familiar with major manufacturers.

The best thing to do is to find a few local bicycle shops and go have a look around. This is a good time of year to find bikes on sale (March is the other good time of year, BTW), and any shop worth their degreaser will be more than happy to help you in any way.

Also, even though you didn't specify your price range, you may be hard pressed to come out of a shop under $400 for a bike and helmet.

Answer 4

Schwinn and Diamondback at the bike store have an awesome price vs performance bang. Some of these have such performance that they break pre-conceived notions about hybrids and speed, with such astounding performance that it is no longer in question that comfortable can be fast and that price has not much merit.

This is very recent.

It was the Schwinn and Diamondback road hybrids in their 2006 model year that came up with such ergonomic advantage coupled with reasonably comfortable, yet still effective areodynamics, light weight, and rock bottom price ranges that broke through the performance barrier to compete very well against bikes that are five times their price range. Kudos to Specialized brand earlier models of this type of bike for introducing the newly speedy trend.

They do not compete on looks or prestige, so their popularity has been slowed by traditional notions. However, if you consider it, the mountain bike was never good on pavement, and the road bike was never ergonomic. Hybrids promised the best of both, but had not delivered on the promise. . .until recently.

This new class of very effective bike may yet get America back on two wheels.

Where there were about 6 road-ish models from various brands, now there are are over 27 for road-ish and many more for mountain-ish. And the price is going up rapidly now that performance has been proven.

As an example of "technology trickle down,"
Schwinn does have one mountain bike at Wal-Mart for slightly less than $140. It is noncompetitive, yet reliable for city use. While a bit too heavy for speedy hills, it does represent the only fully functional bike from Wal-Mart, and it is an appropriate design, considering that it is for leisure riding.

Lighter weight options from the bike store would bring you much more pleasure.

Bike store bikes are much more durable.

The relationship with the bike store has great value and often leads to other cycling opportunities, cycling friends, and much more fun as well as the traditional extra help with the upkeep of your bike.

Please avoid E-bay, because there's always a reason for a bike to wind up there. Also, you must test drive to determine the bike what works for you. Can't test drive an E-bay junker.

The good bicycle is the one you test drive for the fifth time at the bike store and simply cannot bear to leave it at the store. Don't settle for less.

The good bicycle is also the one that meets at least some of the requirements to facilitate riding with your friends or club.

For mixed requirements, there are road centric hybrids (awesome, yet homely), leisure hybrids (not fast, but capable of great distance), and mountain hybrids (not for jumping, but faster than most mountain bikes on gravel and road).

Usual bicycle "pointers" apply. The faster one is probably the one that actually fits. The lighter one is sweet relief on hills.

Answer 5

Go to some local bike shops and tell them what you want and ask their advice. See if they have some of last year's models in the back room at a better price. Many do and are anxious to move them since it is near the end of the season but not close to Christmas.

I have always thought Giant gave good value for the price.

Answer 6

you can try Ibex, at www.ibexbikes.com . They have pretty good equipment at a very good price. But you must buy from the internet, they're a small company, but I've heard lot's of good things from them.

Sun and Ski Sports in Dallas seemed to have some nice Merlin bikes.

Answer 7

Walmart

Answer 8

since you rode before, you know a little bit about what you want. ebay is the place to get a great bike at a cheap price.

Answer 9

Find someone who knows you and your pocketbook and have them help you on MTBR.com or craigslist.com. If you know what your looking for, you can find GREAT deals on there. Once you start riding and become more educated, you can then start spending more money and going through your local shop for new parts and accessories.

Answer 10

on the internet it cost 50 or 40 dollor go to www.ebay.com and search bicycle