This is a very diverse group on here and I know Fish is into BMX and Moe seems to do some pedaling as well. Maybe there are others that will chime in...
Im in the market for a bicycle. I don't want a used bike and will be buying new. Im looking at Mountain and (what I have gathered is) a new category refereed to as Hybrid or Urban depending on who you talk to.
After the sticker shock wore off (which in all actuality was not bad considering the last bike I bought cost me $500 and that was well over 20 years ago and had half the technology built into it that new bikes today have) I know I will be in the price range of 500-700. Seems like after 700 the prices jump to the 1000+ range and I can not justify spending that if Im not sure this will stick with me.
Ok... to the point...
Type of riding: Ill be riding mostly paved trails but I do have a mix of some gravel in teh area and to my surprise there is a MTB course only a couple miles form the home. I might give that a try one day, who knows.
Personal info: Im 6-1, 330#, bad back but not horrible.
Bikes on the short list:
Specialized Hardrock Sport Disc 29 Specialized - Crosstrail Sport Disc This one goes slightly over teh budget but is basically there for comparison.
Giant - Roam 2 Giant - Talon 27.5 4 So... any opinions?
