Calling all cyclists - I could use some advice

[MiniDoom]

Me and my wife also have a couple bikes to sell in NoVA. pm me if you're interested.

 

[dquan97]

Anyone w/ a bike for sale around Northern CA?

 

[paulney]

No one asked for pics yet?

 

[GoSharks]

Originally posted by: rdubbz420
I just picked up a cannondale caad9 5. all 105 for not much more than your budget. great bike. i'm very happy with it.

A CAAD9's aggressive geometry probably doesn't make for the best first road bike. If you're going to have a CAAD9 and run it with the stem pointed up with a bunch of spacers under it, you're probably going to be better off with a Synapse.

For the record I have a 2009 CAAD9 built with full SRAM Rival.

 

[Safeway]

Originally posted by: GoSharks

Originally posted by: rdubbz420
I just picked up a cannondale caad9 5. all 105 for not much more than your budget. great bike. i'm very happy with it.

A CAAD9's aggressive geometry probably doesn't make for the best first road bike. If you're going to have a CAAD9 and run it with the stem pointed up with a bunch of spacers under it, you're probably going to be better off with a Synapse.

For the record I have a 2009 CAAD9 built with full SRAM Rival.

I think it's funny that Cannondale was the first to use aluminum and the last to move to carbon.

 

[Jumpem]

What about a trail bike for like $300?

 

[jlee]

Originally posted by: runzwithsizorz
My wife can no longer ride hers, so we would be willing to sell it for aprox. $500. Hers is similar to the one linked below, but hers has 7 gears, a front basket, and a generator powered, hidden wired, front/rear lights. We are in Williamsburg VA. and would be willing to drive up to around DC.
http://www.biria.com/bicycles/eb/eb_lite_8.jsp

wtf is that? :Q

 

[Dirigible]

Originally posted by: JLee

Originally posted by: runzwithsizorz
My wife can no longer ride hers, so we would be willing to sell it for aprox. $500. Hers is similar to the one linked below, but hers has 7 gears, a front basket, and a generator powered, hidden wired, front/rear lights. We are in Williamsburg VA. and would be willing to drive up to around DC.
http://www.biria.com/bicycles/eb/eb_lite_8.jsp

wtf is that? :Q

That is the proper response. Good work, JLee!

 

[Sheep]

Just go to Walmart and get a cheap one.

NOTE: I AM KIDDING. Stay far, far away from Walmart crap bikes.

After checking out what ATOT had to recommend, I purchased a Jamis hybrid back at the beginning of the summer and couldn't be happier with it.