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Buy a mountain bike and a different tire. You can put a road bike width tire on a mountain bike wheel and vice versa. Just make sure the tire is the same diameter as the wheel rim.

Hybrid bikes are just awful.
 
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I was thinking more of a hybrid personally. I used to have a road bike but much prefer a wider tire ... but not the size of a mountain bike. I live in FL so we have few hills and want the ability to ride (at least temporarily) in gravel as required.

What brands/models do you recommend?
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Anything from Trek, Specialized, Giant, or Cannondale will serve you well. Not until you get into higher end road/mountain bikes do you need to worry too much about brand, and even then it really only boils down to finding rides that meet very specific needs.

For a hybrid, just find something that fits you well and that you can take pride in. Before I got serious about cycling many moons ago, I lived on a Specialized Crossroads and I loved it. My only piece of advice re: hybrids is stay the hell away from twist shifts. They're balls.
 
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Anything from Trek, Specialized, Giant, or Cannondale will serve you well. Not until you get into higher end road/mountain bikes do you need to worry too much about brand, and even then it really only boils down to finding rides that meet very specific needs.

For a hybrid, just find something that fits you well and that you can take pride in. Before I got serious about cycling many moons ago, I lived on a Specialized Crossroads and I loved it. My only piece of advice re: hybrids is stay the hell away from twist shifts. They're balls.
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That's good to know> I will try to avoid and go with other shifting methods.

Thanks.
 
I've been mtn biking all winter so it is always the season 🙂. I have a road bike but I'm not much of a roadie. Getting ran over by cars doesn't appeal to me. I'm much rather worry about running into non-moving trees. Actually my last two wrecks have been OTBs into a creeks.
 
I bought a Trek 6000 around 2000, and it's still going strong.

Broke the handlebar neck piece, which Trek replaced with a carbon fiber piece (was steel or some alloy before), and they overnighted the piece to me for free.

Rode a pretty hefty 5 mile wood track a few days ago, and almost killed myself... too out of shape after the winter.
 
dud said:
I was thinking more of a hybrid personally. I used to have a road bike but much prefer a wider tire ... but not the size of a mountain bike. I live in FL so we have few hills and want the ability to ride (at least temporarily) in gravel as required.

What brands/models do you recommend?
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At your price level, it doesn't much matter. If you go local, buy from a place that gives you the best maintenance offer, and is conveniently located. If you are confident in your ability to maintain it, go bikes direct.
 
ITT: A bunch of fucking assholes on bikes. Obey some traffic laws next time, assholes.



(am I doing it right?)
 
preslove said:
At your price level, it doesn't much matter. If you go local, buy from a place that gives you the best maintenance offer, and is conveniently located. If you are confident in your ability to maintain it, go bikes direct.
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I'd rather support local businesses so I ended up buying my Giant from a LBS.
 
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In other news...I need a tuneup on my bike so bad. It's been 4 years, daily ridden for 2 years, and hasn't seen a tune up OR new chains.
 
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ITT: A bunch of fucking assholes on bikes. Obey some traffic laws next time, assholes.



[-COLOR="White"](am I doing it right?)[/COLOR]
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You got me :thumbsup: 🙂

Any other bike commuters have a road they have to cross where speeding assholes go ~45 mph, but the speed limit is 30 mph? It's one reason why the first thing I did was jump down ocguy's throat. I deal with assholes like him in cars every day I bike commute to work.
 
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At your price level, it doesn't much matter. If you go local, buy from a place that gives you the best maintenance offer, and is conveniently located. If you are confident in your ability to maintain it, go bikes direct.
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I am very confident that I can maintain two bikes but my main concern is ensuring that the bikes that we purchase are a good fit and are comfortable. The only way to accomplish this is to test drive at a local shop. If you buy from BD ... how do you ensure that the bike is a good fit if you cannot test drive them?
 
dud said:
I am very confident that I can maintain two bikes but my main concern is ensuring that the bikes that we purchase are a good fit and are comfortable. The only way to accomplish this is to test drive at a local shop. If you buy from BD ... how do you ensure that the bike is a good fit if you cannot test drive them?
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Your thinking is exactly right. Get a good fit; go to a local shop. If they don't take the time and care to fit the bike to you, go to another shop.
 
I love bikes. I like to pop wheelies, ride down hills, jump stuff, ride unpredictably through traffic, startle those who are fixated on their phones, and generally behave like an ass. It's OK though because I have skills.

Look at me:

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I bought myself one of THESE at Walmart for $150 a few weeks ago. I know it's not up to ATOT standards, but I've been having fun rocking it back and forth to work everyday.

It's not a Sledgehammer, no shocks, no pegs and I've never taken it off any sweet jumps, but I like it.
 
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dud said:
I am very confident that I can maintain two bikes but my main concern is ensuring that the bikes that we purchase are a good fit and are comfortable. The only way to accomplish this is to test drive at a local shop. If you buy from BD ... how do you ensure that the bike is a good fit if you cannot test drive them?
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You already know what size frame you ride and buy that size. If you need to swap out the stem, handle bars, or seat to make it fit/more comfortable they are cheap and easy to do. Lots of people end up doing that with LBS bikes too. I know I ride a medium/17.5"/56cm and unless the bike just has funky geometry a medium is pretty much a medium. Being new to it though a LBS is a good way to go unless you have some knowledgeable friends around that can help you out.
 
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preslove said:
Any other bike commuters have a road they have to cross where speeding assholes go ~45 mph, but the speed limit is 30 mph? It's one reason why the first thing I did was jump down ocguy's throat. I deal with assholes like him in cars every day I bike commute to work.
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You know nothing about me.

But please, continue to overcompensate for your feelings of inadequacy by lashing out at e-people. Being a grown man with a paper-route....I mean..."bike commuting"....can make family and social gatherings very awkward.

Something tells me that I have as much experience as you or more with bicycle+motor vehicle accidents, and the resulting loss of life. Save your persecution complex for someone who cares.
 
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