i need to know what type of bike shoudl i get i cant spend that much but i will prob be riding on the side of the highway and then intown. i heard that road bikes went that good becuase they were not that rugged when it came to alot of riding. i want speed and am wondering about the messanger bikes.
i dont want a mountain bike (ill get one later for that)
any input would be nice
2007-01-23 12:13:51 · 6 answers · asked by Dokie 2 in Sports ➔ Cycling
the reason i want like a messanger bike is because when im done riding on the side of the highway i hit the downtown and i like going fast through town taking fast curbs going inbetween cars.
2007-01-23 14:08:37 · update #1
Hybrid bike. it is cheaper and is meant for the riding ou want to do. no mountain bikes, the big tires make it harder to pedal around in the city. a hybrid bike doest use the big knoby tires and shocks. hybrids are meant for city riding and are comfortable too. dont get a road or racing bike, as it probably wont hold up. good luck. (hybrid bikes may not sound common, but there are more popular actually than mountain bikes)
2007-01-23 12:42:33 · answer #1 · answered by bb 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I faced the same problem, so I ended up getting a mountain bike. But, I didn't leave it stock. I put 'street' tires on it and lowered the handlebars, put on a cycle computer, a gel seat, and bar-ends. It worked great for getting up and down curbs, and (in my opinion, anyways) got great speed! Plus, you could switch out the tires and ride in the mountains very quickly. With the street tires I found that I could maintain a fairly steady 25 km/h on the flats.
If I were to do it today, the only thing I do differently would be to get one of those Gary Fisher bikes with the 29-inch wheels!
(Then again, I do ride a recumbent now - but that's a different tale!)
2007-01-23 22:03:24 · answer #2 · answered by Christopher 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm an old phart and have a number of bikes from full suspension mtn bikes to road racers.
I ride in Manhattan a lot and could use any of them but here's what my "City Bike" looks like.
Hard tail Jamis Dakota with Rock shock on the front.
Kenda Krisp tires. (Slicks with a row of knobbies on either edge)
V- brakes
Flat handle bar. No bar ends (Bayonettes in my book)
The reason I go for the Mtn setup is
Upright riding position (vs roadbike). Better visability and more visable to drivers. Also more adept for hasty manuvers.
Better braking as more rubber is on the road with the wider tires.
Better suspension for rough roads and leaping.
Lower speed. The roadbike is too fast and the extra speed requires extra stopping distance which is hard to find sometimes.
2007-01-24 09:32:21 · answer #3 · answered by b4_999 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What your looking for is called a flat bar road bike. Bigringtravis has shown the trek version. Bigringtravis's advice is usually quite sound but displays an understandable bias to Trek (Tennessee's Largest Trek Dealer ). Pretty much all manufactures make them.Giant, Avanti ,Merida,Apollo and many more.
They usually include stronger frames, wider rims and tyres (700c), heavy duty vee brakes and flat handle bars. Apart from rapid fire gear changers the group set is basically road bike. The trek is a good bike but others may provide better value
2007-01-24 05:02:21 · answer #4 · answered by Glenn B 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hmmmm i would say a mountain bike. i'm so sorry but i think that would be the best choice. i have one and i can go up a pile of rocks, through small puddles and on my street and the tires don't need air for a couple months. Messanger bikes sre lame.(lol) I hop ei helped even though i said mountain bike (don't get a huffy, they suck)
2007-01-23 20:20:23 · answer #5 · answered by BeachBabeBum 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2007-01-23 20:41:23 · answer #6 · answered by bigringtravis 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋